alan-mcclure
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Tinder
My heart / is a field of tinder / and one thought is the match
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Snowdrops near Susi's House
No-one told the snowdrops / that the world is coming to an end / that there is no sense in trying anymore
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Fatherhood
Fatherhood took me by surprise. / Between one sunset, / one sunrise,
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The Door
Imagine my disappointment when, / on discovering a tiny door / in a hollow tree,
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Spiderman
I always assume / that kids know how to be kids. / I'm sure we weren't taught the skills, were we?
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The Pheasant
Hunting has a noble heritage, for sure / Bringing us together, it forged a species / Keen-eyed, communicative, feared by the fierce
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Starfish
Three times now / when I have sought solace in solitude / over the headland on the rocky shore
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Schrodinger's Curlew
On the face of it, there isn't much about this bird / To stop me in my tracks. / Brown, oblivious, busy with the ground
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Mechanic
Every day / I'd see them headin aff / in that clapped oot old banger.
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What's in a Name
The happiest race / that ever lived / had a supreme deity
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