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Our Father

who art in Heaven

Stay there

and we'll stay here on earth

in WEYMOUTH

which is so pretty

in the early morning

walking past NOAH'S ARK

and THE PALM HOUSE

by RADIPOLE LAKE

with its swans, coots, mallards and seagulls

gathering themselves

  for a later commotion 

 as i pass.

&

with its small avenue of trees here

surely the left-bank of The Seine

 is rivalled?

why seek for anywhere else?

Manhattan's or Hong-Kong's skyscrapers

not as high as i feel right now

even with no

 rye sourdough at THE PHOENIX BAKERY as yet

"See ya later, man"

 says Aidan Chapman

 as his all-night stint

 draws to a close

&

  it's saturday morning

& 

 the usual shop-traders

 have yet to make an appearance.

But i head for THE SWAN

by the TOWN BRIDGE

 where late-night revellers

 are having fried breakfasts & cappucino 

& i wait an age

to be served 

  double tomato juice & tabasco

while the coffee machine

 gathers enough heat & steam

&

 the bar staff take their time.

But i feel at home here

here in WEYMOUTH

with its ESPLANADE & PAVILION

its beach and PUNCH & JUDY

its HARBOUR & countless pubs

all in the lee

of THE RIDGEWAY hills

that shield us

from too much snow

 if any

in winter.

&

the old roadside graffiti sign

just a couple of miles out 

surely said it so well

of this special place

that i will not willingly leave -

"WELCOME TO THE NORTH"

...

Our Father

which art in Heaven

Stay there

and i'll stay here

in WEYMOUTH

which is so pretty...

 

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(5/Nov/2010 - 3/Dec/2012)

 

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