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		<description>The original writings of author Tom </description>
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			<title>The innocence of youth..</title>
			<description>Hope </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/3127747/</link>
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			<title>Autumnal tidyings..</title>
			<description>Nature</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2962699/</link>
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			<title>We all bleed red..</title>
			<description>Based on the song ' Everyday people' by Funk and the family Stone former pop/soul group</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2951591/</link>
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			<title>Love's abiding quandary..</title>
			<description>from a quote by Aphra Behn &quot; One hour of right-down love is worth an age of dully living on&quot; &quot; ......'tis where my muse took me..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2912072/</link>
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			<title>A cockeral's crow..</title>
			<description>A cockeral's crow like airy seeds that blow&amp;nbsp;permeates throughout the land,never sent suspect, more a cahartic effecton collared worker and farmhand&amp;nbsp;Whether at dawn, dusk or midst of day'tis a call to resolve and bind,lookout for one another, sister, brotherpeace and goodwill to mankind&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<title>Beat the devil..</title>
			<description>All ye in strife take note</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2895904/</link>
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			<title>Little red hen..</title>
			<description>Mama red hen sought aid&amp;nbsp;so&amp;nbsp;many chicks to feedasked farm freinds to trade&amp;nbsp;help spread corn seed?No, said pig, cow, horse, sheepthen myself, regardlessfruits of labour, water, weedas others looked on heartlessSo mama red hen in earnestharvested, milled ripe corndelicious bread on a pla..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2895623/</link>
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			<title>Tenacity trumps triviality..</title>
			<description>A little Sunday eve poetic perusal..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2894906/</link>
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			<title>In the twinkle of an eye..</title>
			<description>A perspective in size yet love greater still..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2894164/</link>
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			<title>Frankenstein's frustrated bride..</title>
			<description>For the craic ( fun )</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2893951/</link>
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			<title>Ungrateful man..</title>
			<description>With my love of the land pen in hand..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2893187/</link>
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			<title>I met a lady in the allotment..</title>
			<description>Just a bit a craic, you all know me by now &amp;#128514;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2881435/</link>
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			<title>Incels ..</title>
			<description>Read all about it in today's newsWord on the street, latest trendslovelorn single, straight men, nowprefer to date A.I. girlfriendseasy pickings, to find plethora of virtualbeauties, go online, design perfect womanstunning looks, compliant mindNo more naff, silly small talk, like&quot; Hi, do you come he..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2865985/</link>
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			<title>O' summer sun where hath thy gone?</title>
			<description>'O summer sun where hath thy goneyour warm caress upon my face,absence makes heart grow fonderas pallid skin craves golden rays&amp;nbsp;imbue countenance with bronze grace'O summer sun, pray emerge, displaceoppressive, overhead grey clouds,for ye are worshipped, hailed throughoutevery land, presence so..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2864410/</link>
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			<title>A place to call home..</title>
			<description>I wandered here several years agoa country cottage, delapidated,&amp;nbsp;overgrown, ghost landlord, withouthesitation, lease agreement signed&amp;nbsp;at long last, a place to call my own&amp;nbsp;Nowadays, I'm easy in solitude,&amp;nbsp;notwithstanding cockeral's crow,bleeting of mama yew, anxiousoffspring don't ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2863890/</link>
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			<title>Dangly bits..</title>
			<description>More wry humour, please don't take offence</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2845425/</link>
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			<title>Only love can set you free..</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Oh money is money, once ladened my pocketslike surging, salty seawater, overflowing,like&amp;nbsp;baying hounds trail bugler,&amp;nbsp;fair-weathered&amp;nbsp;friends plentiful,&amp;nbsp;go where I'm going&amp;nbsp;Bubble burst, invasive, insurgent insolvency&amp;nbsp;like melting snow in Spring season thaw,hedonisti..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2845083/</link>
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			<title>Philandering flea..</title>
			<description>not for the faint of heart &amp;#128521;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2843752/</link>
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			<title>Still life..</title>
			<description>Contemplative </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2842822/</link>
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			<title>The Snowbird's song ..</title>
			<description>Winter soon be gone here .. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2841946/</link>
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			<title>Seasonal salutations ..</title>
			<description>Merry Christmas one et all &amp;#127877;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2835790/</link>
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			<title>Thoughts of a fallen soldier.. </title>
			<description>A tribute to the fallen brave &amp;#127802;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/2158640/</link>
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			<title>Whispering Trees</title>
			<description>Two of my dear cafe friends have been urging me to pen a poem sooner than later, so that I did, and as such, it's dedicated to both, I guess they'll know who they are without me disclosing same? </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1966985/</link>
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			<title>Fortescue's dilemna?</title>
			<description>LBW = leg before wicket = ball would have hit wicket instead of leg hence batsman is out! Often controversial as it is perceived and judged so by the umpire ( referee )</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1957699/</link>
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			<title>The Fairy Tree </title>
			<description>How's about a bit of folklore?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1954166/</link>
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			<title>An infant's cry!</title>
			<description>I'm not a vegan, vegetarian, but there are certain meat products that I abhor, though I've never tasted them, nor will I..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1939447/</link>
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			<title>I talk to chickens!</title>
			<description>There's method in my madness?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1936613/</link>
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			<title>' A murder of crows '</title>
			<description>Do crows really need to be destroyed so indiscriminately?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1928824/</link>
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			<title>The bishop and the drunk</title>
			<description>Judge not my words alone..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1927533/</link>
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			<title>Who am I ?</title>
			<description>A nature themed poem</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1855202/</link>
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			<title>Fight the good fight </title>
			<description>We all know some one who inspires us, the man continues to inspire me and those who know him </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1853815/</link>
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			<title>Ma&amp;ntilde;ana Ma&amp;ntilde;ana</title>
			<description>Some choose to taste the fruits of life and though not always sweet, generally with time the soul is enriched. By contrast, others choose a more insular route..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1844962/</link>
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			<title>The Desperate Plight of Cornelius White</title>
			<description>Has the art of oral conversation perished in the past ?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1831067/</link>
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			<title>Rumours..</title>
			<description>Better to await the facts before deciding...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1704620/</link>
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			<title>My cup runneth over..</title>
			<description>A fellowship poem to see us safely into the New Year and onwards..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1699434/</link>
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			<title>The Doctor's Letter</title>
			<description>Gerald, a senior citizen who still regularly turns out every Saturday to play along with the rest of us 'younger' guys and loves every minute !!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1639656/</link>
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			<title>Lord love a Duck !</title>
			<description>Wll laying and brimming over with Joie de vivre !</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1542540/</link>
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			<title>' Bunny ' </title>
			<description>Yesterday was a very sad day in our house and to be honest, the pain is just as bad today...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1500755/</link>
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			<title>Bury me by the Dogwood tree !</title>
			<description>Spring has finally sprung and though I have no intention of departing....one never knows the minute !</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1498757/</link>
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			<title>If you can be like Mr Spock !</title>
			<description>My tribute to the iconic Mr Spock</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1498746/</link>
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			<title>Six Leghorn Hens !</title>
			<description>Please consider buying free-range eggs, much better for you and the chickens who lay them!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1404458/</link>
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			<title>The Mayor of Kilgore</title>
			<description>Once upon a time it may have began this way ?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1397583/</link>
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			<title>Message in a bottle !</title>
			<description>One for us poor much maligned, henpecked chaps, I think it deserves another airing ?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1394024/</link>
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			<title>A Perfect Holiday !</title>
			<description>Well it's my cup of tea !</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1391824/</link>
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			<title>Beware the beast !</title>
			<description>It's a jungle out there folks.....be careful !</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1386033/</link>
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			<title>The Lone Umpire !</title>
			<description>A nostalgic tale...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1354600/</link>
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			<title>A Coach's guide to success!</title>
			<description>You know it makes perfect sense...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1347471/</link>
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			<title>The Catch !</title>
			<description>It's not just about winning ...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1327597/</link>
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			<title>Tom's exclusive writers-cafe cricket team !</title>
			<description>Hey folks as the new season is upon us guess what ? Very soon the new cricket season will likewise soon begin, so here we go again....What a cracking bunch they all are!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1324972/</link>
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			<title>There's always someone looking !</title>
			<description>Don't let yourself down.....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Tomthumb3/1290313/</link>
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