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Not a Moment Too Soon Not a Moment Too Soon Frank Kuppner
that which appears that which appears Thomas A Clark
Come Here To This Gate Come Here To This Gate Rory Waterman
Coco Island Coco Island Christine Roseeta Walker
Baby Schema Baby Schema Isabel Galleymore
Near-Life Experience Near-Life Experience Rowland Bagnall
The Silence The Silence Gillian Clarke
The Iron Bridge The Iron Bridge Rebecca Hurst
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After Lunch

Dan Burt

Mach two the green sign glows;
      You’re far behind
Fifty thousand feet shows.
      And far below.

Crew start dinner service,
      We ate hours back,
Ask ‘Scotch, soda, claret?’
      Our voices low.

Gladly I’d have missed this plane,
      Had you but asked,
To run with you again at dawn
      Hyde Park’s pale rose lined paths.
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