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Cheshire WA8 9HD
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John's original poems

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OLD ACTORS NEVER DIE(they carry on living with their grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks)  (December 2002)
His soul wanders silently though his mind,
as it searches the archives of yesteryear.
A better man it tries to find,
'twill go unrewarded, I fear.
For this misbegotten son of dust,
old and weary now.
Feels the pain from deep within,
as he awaits his final bow.

Grief weighs heavy in the sombre breast,
of the now decaying mould.
Yesterday, it was not cast,
tomorrow there'll be stories told.
Of opening nights, the grease and the paint,
and hard won applause from the stall.
And the lingering wish, in an old man's head,
"Lord, please grant me one last curtain call"