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April 2009

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The Most Memorable Moment by Colin Whyles


1:59 minutes (1.82 MB)

The Most Memorable Moment Copyright © 2009 Colin Whyles

I've forgotten the most memorable moment of my life

Read Where: 
Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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Inner Man Outer Man by Colin Whyles


2:00 minutes (1.83 MB)

Inner Man Outer Man Copyright © 2009 Colin Whyles

The inner man tends to remain younger than the appearance of the outer man.
Thankfully we now have the technology to image not only the outer man but also the inner man.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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Valediction by Rob Lock


1:03 minutes (994.74 KB)

Valediction Copyright © 2009 Rob Lock

You decide on a sober tie, despite requests
something colourful as we celebrate the life

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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Boots by Rob Lock


0:54 minutes (855.14 KB)

Boots Copyright © 2009 Rob Lock

My wife's cat died last week and she's upset,
reminders everywhere, and I would like

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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The Impatient Lover by James Knox Whittet


0:51 minutes (797.19 KB)

The Impatient Lover Copyright © 2009 James Knox Whittet

I'm sorry I can't take your call
right now, you see,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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New Wine In An Old Tea Urn by James Knox Whittet


3:26 minutes (3.15 MB)

New Wine In An Old Tea Urn Copyright © 2009 James Knox Whittet

Each Sunday, many are called and columns
of cars crowd the car park, its puddles veined

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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Be'guile by Rob Lock


1:37 minutes (1.48 MB)

Be'guile Copyright © 2009 Rob Lock

See that? The kid whose mother thinks he’s so
advanced, the one who talks as if his brain’s

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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Tea Dance On A Tuesday Afternoon by James Knox Whittet


1:39 minutes (1.51 MB)

Tea Dance On A Tuesday Afternoon Copyright © 2009 James Knox Whittet

Across the floor, the ageing couples glide,
chintz curtains drawn against the afternoon,
along streamer walls, their silhouettes slide

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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The Fat Club by Julie Sea-Borne


5:08 minutes (4.7 MB)

The Fat Club Copyright © 2009 Julie Sea-Borne

There are three of us.  Me, Jan and Mo, all new girls.
We watch the easy familiarity of the others,
Those who joined in the usual post Christmas rush.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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This Is Heaven by Julie Sea-Borne


3:56 minutes (3.6 MB)

This is Heaven Copyright © April 2009 Julie Sea-Borne

Where the birds sing, and the bees hum,
And the afternoon sun catches and stays,
Baking paths and metal chairs, until they bite at unwary flesh.

Read Where: 
Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 28/04/2009
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