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| 1. | At The Turn Of The Tide... | 9/15/2012 |
| 2. | Jack | 9/16/2012 |
| 3. | Going On | 9/16/2012 |
| 4. | Bramblepatch The Cat | 9/20/2012 |
| 5. | Dhara Rapsanjani | 9/28/2012 |
| 6. | Protected... | 10/2/2012 |
| 7. | Almost Gone... | 10/17/2012 |
| 8. | The Cave | 5/1/2013 |
| 9. | Fit For All | 6/5/2013 |
| 10. | The Silver Trees | 6/6/2013 |
| 11. | The Battle Of 'sayno Moor'! | 6/12/2013 |
| 12. | Funny Business! | 6/5/2013 |
| 13. | Wilberforce... | 8/26/2013 |
| 14. | River Of Life | 9/1/2013 |
| 15. | Never The Same... | 9/7/2012 |
| 16. | Go For It! | 9/11/2012 |
| 17. | A Nice Pub Lunch! | 9/13/2012 |
| 18. | Jimmy | 9/3/2013 |
| 19. | Lost But Not Forgotten... | 1/25/2014 |
| 20. | Growing Old | 10/25/2014 |
| 21. | A Grandchild's Kiss | 9/13/2012 |
| 22. | Social Mobility | 9/11/2012 |
| 23. | Bees | 8/31/2013 |
| 24. | Spring | 4/2/2013 |
| 25. | Something Moved | 9/7/2012 |
Something Moved
The crack of a twig, the twitch of a tail,
Something moved on the jungle trail.
Crickets chirped in the warm night air,
And all the time, something else was there.
Moonbeams played on a tawny back,
Well hidden on that jungle track.
A man walked watchfully along the path,
In one hand a rifle in the other his staff.
Eyes looked around unblinking and bright,
And something moved in the shadows that night.
A hovering paw, a lithe silhouette,
To leap..To strike? Not yet, not yet...
The man, sensing movement, froze then turned,
Two amber eyes in the ...
Social Mobility
Social mobility, all in all is a laudable aspiration,
But is it 'up' from being 'down' or 'sideways' in any direction?
And who decides where 'up' is - by what measure, compass or scale?
Your zenith may be my nadir, your dross my Holy Grail!
Sons of Lords end up in the courts after showing unusual behaviour
in a local park, frequented by those of a distinctly different order.
There, Latin conjugations' take on meanings not learnt in school,
And a privileged childhood holds no sway w
