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James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992

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Category: Poetry and Writing 2019

All the poetry and writing from 2019

The Children Thing – Thursday June 13th 2019

The Children Thing i find the children thing harderi am finding it harder to be happy for othersi am reminded … More

children, creative writing, fatherhood, parenthood, poem, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Every Class – Thursday 13th June 2019

Every Class people do see me –as slightly clumsy and slightly less slickand, i do get it i think back … More

childhood, creative writing, feelings, growing up, poem, poems, poetry, reflective, verse, writer, writing

Morton’s Fork – Thursday 13th June 2019

Morton’s Fork this idea of brexitis just morton’s forkdespite all the talk and deals madedespite the beliefin newfound tradethere is … More

brexit, choice, creative, lies, mortons fork, poems, poetry, politics, writer, writing

Don’t Do Politics – Thursday 13th June 2019

Don’t Do Politics people say, ‘i don’t do politics’as they wait for their bins to be collected as they wonder … More

creative writing, poem, poetry, politics, verse, writer, writing

Time Spreads Its Wings – Wednesday 12th June 2019

Time Spreads Its Wings you look olderthan the fresh faced friendwho,was a friend all those years ago when,we battled youth … More

closeness, creative writing, friendship, growing up, life, past, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

When Did all This Come to Pass? – Wednesday 12th June 2019

When Did all This Come to Pass? we just realisedthe democratic processis to the reinforce our institutions which oppress and … More

class, creative writing, democracy, discrimination, opression, poem, poetry, politics, power, verse, writer, writing, wrting

Make no Mistake, Genius is Hard – (Original title was, Only as Good as My Last Decision) Wednesday 12th June 2019

Make no Mistake, Genius is Hard I amonly as goodas my last decision I carry no creditwhen it comes to … More

creative writing, poem, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Ill Judged Light Relief – Wednesday 12th June 2019

Ill Judged Light Relief I am working so hardin ways ways in which people will never knowwe pushed and pulledin … More

confidence, creative, hope, poem, poetry, self beleif, self esteem, verse, working hard, writer, writing

You Are a Mystery to Yourself – June 2019

You Are a Mystery to Yourself no one knows,not you not deep insidethey look at youwide eyed you wonderwhy you … More

creative, expectations of others, poems, poetrty, self, understand yourself, verse, writer, writing

Soft Touch Me -Tuesday 11th June 2019

Soft Touch Me I am not that person but then, I find I am what do I understand my self … More

creative, easily hurt, feelings, over sensitive, poems, poetry, seeking approval, self worth, verse, writer, writing

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