John Fairlamb

The summer sun blasts its relentless rays
On the city streets.

Sweat pours from brows of busy commuters
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Prefects

They think I am better than the rest
Of all the boys and girls at school -
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This is Edith Cavell HUMANIT

One hundred years ago she stood
So eight German soldiers could
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Bullying
That slightly drooping wrist
That exaggerated lisp
That pathetic tone of voice
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As you descend the escalator
and arrive on the platform,
A voice is heard saying:
'Mind the Gap! '
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Church has no plural form
There's only one - all across the world
And each and every follower
Is a small but vital member
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My mum always said, 'If you can draw a line you can paint a picture'

I think its true to say that if you can move you can dance.
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Oh no! My phone battery died!
How can I begin to explain this amazing sight - this awesome light?
I shall endeavour to describe the wonder that I've seen -
But I cannot do it justice -
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Vaccination isn't new
In centuries it's been a few
Lady Mary's pox vaccine
Constantinople 1717
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Appearing:

Genuine appearing rather than a misleading apparition.
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The festival of the Holy Spirit
The fresh anointing
The new vision
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Pride: What does it mean?
Some simply say 'SIN! '
I say it is feeling happy in my skin.
It's not about being better than another
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They couldn't be more different:
Sylvain in his sixties and Lola, her twenties

But each has known trauma.
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