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023: MANCHESTER REVISITED For Bill Grundy [1923-1993] and good times at Granada Studios Manchester UK Grey days always remind me of Manchester, Salford Docks, kitc… Started by Dermott Ryder	1	Nov 27, 2014 Reply by Steve Campbell Grant
024: HILL OF SMILES This is for Shopping-Trolley Thomas, Vietnam Veteran and street-wise philosopher. Today I’m not walking down the road to the town. Inste… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Nov 3, 2014
022: THE ROAD For Appius Claudius Caecus, he recognized the need for good roads. The water lies beyond the ridge, over the water, the ancient bridge, a… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Oct 10, 2014
021: THE RESTLESS IBIS The restless Ibis walks with delicately precise tread picking its way through the green, waiving, whispering reeds skirting the river… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Oct 3, 2014
020: VALEDICTION A grey woman appeared, like a hesitant wraith, ingesting pathogens, projectile vomiting smoke, exuding noxious acridity - coughing, hard… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 27, 2014
019: AT THE BLUE LIZARD CAFÉ Poor sad sod sat in the corner, singing blues songs, unheard by the munching, chattering hopefuls - with companions of opportunity - ever… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 25, 2014
018: STRATHFIELD IN THE RAIN - REVISITED Times change, the demographic broadens... but memories of 'how it was' remains.' Steamy, silent streets of Strathfield wake and shimme… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 19, 2014
017: CROSSING THE MALL I watched her flip-flopping through the mall, hurrying with trepidation to the welfare office, her black and white striped dress stretched… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 16, 2014
016: CHANGING TIMES This is for Second-Hand Harry and Chip-Fat Franco. The neat, second-hand furniture shop has gone, I got my bookshelves there. If I presse… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 10, 2014
015: MAY YOU NEVER This is dedicated to the memory of Iain David McGeachy, known to most as John Martyn who, at the far too young age of sixty years, made his… Started by Dermott Ryder	0	Sep 8, 2014