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Category Archives: age
WHITBY ABBEY
Who would have thought that a Gothic ruins of an Abbey in Yorkshire would lead me to the earliest named English poet? Apparently, between 658 and 680, Streaneschalch ( later Whitby) Monastery gave rise to the works of an … Continue reading
Posted in abandoned, age, archicture, character, derelict, don't give up, grandeur, history, invaders, isolated, medieval, panorama, Uncategorized
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MAGICAL FLIGHT
Your Etihad Business begins with a Priority Pass through boring old Customs, to the usual magical array of Duty-Free Liquor, French Perfumes, jewellery, chocolates enough to put on kilos…You resist temptation, regardless of Oscar Wilde’s famous injunction. At the Etihad … Continue reading
Posted in age, air, anticipation, celebration, difficulties, don't give up, explorers, grandeur, magic, modern, people-watching, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged bush magic, Travel
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X FACTOR
The X-Factor has many meanings, including those to do with mathematics, blood and genes. I’ll confine myself to the quality of surprise in circumstance or person that has a strong, unpredictable influence on an outcome and then explore the innate … Continue reading
Posted in age, anticipation, character, isolation, journey, modern
Tagged Alec Guiness, delight, fascinate, Noel Coward, the it factor
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WELCOME TO
ATHENS 1995 perhaps jason pilots the olympic airlines flight towards greece cradle of european civilization plato’s dialogues socrates’ philosophy pythagoras’ secret numbers mythical argonauts gild skies golden lambswool clouds freshly shorn afternoon light steals into night timeless past present future … Continue reading
Posted in age, agony, air, anticipation, blossoms, country, danger, democracy, despair, destitute, dreams, fear, humanity, journey, legends, Life, literature, modern, planet, Poetry, politics, pollution, quest, responsibilities, rights, search, transcendence, visit
Tagged cradle of civilization, legends, modern day, Philosophy, plato’s dialogues
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VAGRANT
bewhiskered bedraggled bewildered sways across the intersection grabs an old beer can from the gutter no wonder perth’s such a tidy city we say even the vagrants pick up litter ecstatically he lifts the tyre battered relic sips the last … Continue reading
Posted in age, anticipation, bewildered, character, derelict, destitute, different, Humor, journey, modern, outcast, Poetry, rejected, Uncategorized
Tagged intersection, laughter, surprise, vagrant
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CAN YOU BELIEVE…
Mike was holding his daughter’s 21st birthday party in a small weatherboard hall, miles from anywhere. At forty-eight, his sister, Linda, looked vibrant and youthful: smart hairdo, trim white slacks, summery top. She lingered outside in the twilight chatting with … Continue reading
Posted in age, air, brothers, celebration, country, disbelief, family, friendship, Humor, isolation, party, sisters, trim taut and terrific, youth
Tagged humor
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