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Written July 2012

                                                                           Lawrence of Arabia 
 
Surviving
Camels  
Keffiyehs
Revolts
And
Uprisings
          Until
          A
          Motorcycle
          Minus
          Crash-helmet
          Claims
          Life
          Prematurely.

 


Price Comparison
 
          Costly
          Channel
          Crossings
          Can’t
          Compare
With
The
Price
Paid
Selflessly
By
Others
On
D-Day
 
 
                                                                                                           Mudeford Recycling
 
                           Crabs
                           Keep
                           Coming
                           At
                           Christchurch
                                     Only
                                     To
                                     Be
                                     Nabbed
                                     And
                                     Returned
                                     For
                                     Future
                                     Generations.

 




Evening Prayer
 
Visitors
Vacate
The
Nave
          Leaving
          The
          Priest
          Presenting
          Prayers
          For
          The
          Departed
          Hopefully
          Heavenward.
 



Four word sonnets written while on holiday in Dorset
 
July 2012
 

1. Lawrence of Arabia died following a motor-cycle accident just outside Clouds Hill, his ‘bolt-hole’ not far from Bovington Camp
2. The D-Day invasion was launched from Weymouth
3. We watched father and daughter catching crabs, a re-enactment of our own fun 30 years before
4. Prayer for those who had visited that day was a major emphasis at Evening Prayer at Christchurch Priory Church.

 _{Image of Christchurch Harbour and Priory Church by courtesy: R J Higginson}