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Class

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 22 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 The wolf pack is firmIn a superior classHunting the weaker

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Mankind Limited
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Mankind Limited Excerpt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 21 2021Tue December 29 2020

To whet your whistles here is the Prologue and Chapter One. Prologue Darkness outside. From…

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  • Creative Writing

The Ancient Market

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 21 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 There is an ancient market squareWhere we all spend our…

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Whisky
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Whisky and a West Wing

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 13 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 All around meThe walls of my lifeAre tumbling downIn slow moI…

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  • Andervayne's Dream

An Attempt at Opera!

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 11 2021

This is something different. I was digging around my old files and found a full…

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  • Creative Writing

The Name is..

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 4 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Death and lustEntwined in oneBoth withoutA thoughtBoth withExpert careSheer red satinRipped…

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  • Health

Kids

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 2 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2021 What am I? A stat? A pawn in political games?…

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  • Poetry

2020 Vision

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 1 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2020 We saw clearly  In the year 2020 Saw what was…

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  • Creative Writing

Our Mark

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 31 2020Wed November 4 2020

Ugly the scar We leave upon this earth As we puncture And drill, and frack…

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The Forest of Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 30 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey 2015 Dark, thick between the trees No light shines off The dull…

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  • Family

Intentions

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 29 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 “It was just a bit of fun” To the broken…

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Moments

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 28 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 The world clashes with meOr I with itIts movie reel…

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Spring in my Step

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 25 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Rusty Is the spring in my step Lost its purpose…

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Friars
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The Execution

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 24 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 “My patience is almost spent.” “I apologise Mr. Dickens. The…

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Cold Hard Hate

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 22 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Cold hearted callsBehind cold stone wallsDirected at a late great…

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  • Creative Writing

The Voice

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 20 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 There’s a voice I knowFrom way down deepFuelled by warsThat…

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  • Creative Writing

Feel

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 13 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 When was the last timeYou really feltThe weave of a reallyGood…

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  • Creative Writing

Where the White Wolves Dance

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 9 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A ring of solid lightHovers just above the groundSpinning with…

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  • Creative Writing

Wolf in Snow

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 8 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Hard the mud did cakeMatted fur, red blood flowingOn snow-covered wolf

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  • Creative Writing

Districts

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 7 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 These areasOur neighbourhoodsWill become districtsClassified by wealthWorthClassAnd faceless systemsWill place usWhere…

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  • Creative Writing

Economists

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon November 30 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 PriestsDetermining the willOf their godDecidingWhich lives will be sacrificedTo keep it…

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  • Creative Writing

Slime

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 28 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 From the slime, we cameTo the slimeWe seem to defer

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  • Creative Writing

Black and White

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 27 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A black and white filmAbout black and white issuesWith grey…

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  • Creative Writing

Sky Fight

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 26 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Flash in the dark blue skyClash of sword and boneRoar…

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  • Creative Writing

The News

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 25 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 What’s behind the storyWhat is the reason for that newsWho…

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Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue November 24 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 What ifDreams were not the productOf opiumBut the opium itself?Not…

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  • Creative Writing

Cable Ties

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon November 23 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Cables tie usHold us tightTo one spotEven invisible onesChainsKeeping us…

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  • Creative Writing

The World in a Book

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun November 22 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The world in a bookFor my sonTo show him the…

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  • Creative Writing

Undermine

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 21 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Background contemptBackground fearBackground doubtBackground shameIt’s thereUndetectedSubtleIn the everyday babbleInsidiousDesignedTo keep…

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Mankind Limited
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Mankind Limited Excerpt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 20 2020Mon November 2 2020

To whet your whistles here is the Prologue and Chapter One. Prologue Darkness outside. From…

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  • Creative Writing

Revision

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 19 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Swirling in the mists of historyMystic figures whirlDark silhouettes of dangerous…

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  • Creative Writing

A Holiday for the Mind

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 18 2020Mon November 2 2020

Modern life is frantic – filled with demands and crammed with stress. We forget to…

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  • Creative Writing

Debt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 11 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 1998 Do not lightly discard themwith tales of the foolish bold.They…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Trench

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue November 10 2020Mon November 2 2020

Trench By Scott Bailey © 2013 Dancing with my wife,last week the telegraph came:Coughs ring…

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Short and Sweet

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 5 2020Mon November 2 2020

A Spring of Dreams Some poemsShort and sweetUnlike me

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Index

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri October 30 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The beginningAnd the endWhere we startInto the webWhere we endA…

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Present Ideas

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 29 2020Sun September 27 2020

If you are stuck for ideas – here are a few. They are original and…

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  • Creative Writing

Drifting Islands

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat October 24 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2017 Where is the localThe friendly greengrocerBaker, butcherThe watering holeThe fire…

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  • Creative Writing

Firefighting

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri October 23 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 FirefightingThe act of fixing someone else’sMistakesWith littleRewardOrAs it’s also knownLife

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  • Creative Writing

Predator Rising

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 22 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Early sun risesAnd a lazy eye opensAlligator wakes

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  • Creative Writing

Dark

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue October 20 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 We create darknessWhere we can’t explainPowerful darknessDark MatterHolds the universe…

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  • Creative Writing

Where the White Wolves Dance

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat October 17 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A ring of solid lightHovers just above the groundSpinning with…

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  • Creative Writing

Gathering Clouds

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri October 16 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Dark gathering cloudBrooding and beautifulWaiting for the flash of lightThe…

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The Gulf

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed October 14 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The gulf between us grows and grows.I wonder were we…

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  • Creative Writing

Onshore

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue October 13 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2006 What lies within that deep dark world?That immensity of green…

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  • Creative Writing

Sighs Matter

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun October 11 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Silk slidingFingertips brushingLightly Warm breathCloseTingling Lips shiningEyes wideningHush Moist closePulsing…

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  • Creative Writing

Copper

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed September 30 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 CopperThe poor relationIn the metal familyFirst to be usedDidn’t even…

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  • Creative Writing

Embox

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon September 28 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 EmboxedEntrenchedInside our own littleEcho chambersNot hearingViewsNot seeingSitesShoutingOnly our wayThe world…

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  • Creative Writing

Undertake

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat September 19 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 They undertakeThe task of takingUs from one worldThe the otherWhen…

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Fastidious

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue September 15 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Fastidious and preciseYou knowLike the songOnly not niceFor no Queen…

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