Poems of grit, fun and nonsense. #bookmarkquinn

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  • Fairytale Castle

    Castle Coch, near Cardiff in South Wales. This fairytale medieval castle was rebuilt in the 1870s. The original castle stood from 1237 and has featured in many films over the years. inside the fairytale castle in South Wales, Castle Coch.  The rooms inside are truly stunning. HAIKU Castle Coch for me. So beautiful and stunning.

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  • Bake a Cake

    By Mark Quinn Bake a CakeBy Mark Quinn All I wanted to do was take a break,and bake a cake.But folk would say that I’m a fake,and all I wanted was to just bake a cake.I went to the garden centre for a rake,“What do you want that for?”“To bake my cake,” for heaven’s sake!I

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  • Ice Cubes and a Tea Pot

    By Mark Quinn Ice Cubes and a TeapotBy Mark Quinn Throughout the world in times gone past,and believe me time does travels fast;we have been at war and seen no peace;just like a sheep that’s lost it’s fleece.There is no heaven, there is no God;except a monkey with a fishing rod!The planet is mad, but

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  • Sea

    By Mark Quinn Do I like a rough sea?Or do I like a calm one?See it bash the rocksand shake me from my socks;dip my toes in the Med,the sun beating down on my head.Whitby in the winterwith waves as high as a kite?On the sands of Lindoswith reflections in the moonlight?See the ships get

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 5 By Mark Quinn Tonnes and tonnes of pressure crushed young Jonny’s bones to pulp and the cardboard soaked up the youngster’s blood. After Mary cleaned up the evidence, Jonny was no more and Mary went on the hunt for her wish and found the evil wooden spoon lurking between the boxes of

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 2 By Mark Quinn “Who is saying that? Come on, show yourself?”“Christian don’t get angry at me just because your life is duller than a one-euro lightbulb, and you can’t live your dreams.”Christian jumps off his forklift truck and tries to look through the gaps between the brown towering boxes of new furniture

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