Tony Frobisher
Weathered Beaches
Weathered Beaches Hands buried in armpits, Wrapped up in a Fisherman's friend of A thick woolly sweater. A jumper on the beach, An eager...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20232 min read
England-by-the-Sea (Up North)
England-by-the-Sea (Up North) (Written after an afternoon in Whitby, North Yorkshire, ey, twas a grand day) It was the best of British...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 14, 20222 min read
The Train South From Glasgow (Masks On) / Th' Train Sooth Fae Glascae (Masks Oan)
The Train South From Glasgow (Masks On) We’re all in it Just the same. Except when we’re travelling From Scotland to England, On the...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Home or Away?
Home or Away? (On Leave or Leaving?) Going abroad For a couple of weeks Bit of sun and sea Chilling out by the beach Going abroad Forced...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Seaside Demise
Seaside Demise (Under The Greyest of Skies) No one's off to Great Yarmouth For seaside fish n chips, Or stopping over in Rhyll, Where the...
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Tony Frobisher
Aug 23, 20211 min read
Travelling - A Different Perspective
Travelling - A Different Perspective Travel brings its own challenges What to bring, what to leave behind Sun cream and summer top?...
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Tony Frobisher
Jul 16, 20213 min read
Dialectically Opposed
The Geordie Ahm gannin hyem Heading te tha Toon Back up te Newcastle I'll see yee very soon Ahm gannin hyem Back up te the North East...
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Tony Frobisher
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Summer Inspirations - Part 2
The Passing of Summer Fresh cut grass, Scented sweet peas. Ice creams in a cone, Picnics in the breeze. Tomatoes ripening In a...
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Tony Frobisher
Jun 9, 20213 min read
In the Melon Fields, 1997
In the Melon Fields, 1997
Don’t pick the buggers green!
I’ll be checking, there’s nothing I don’t see.
You get a 20 minute break...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 18, 20211 min read
Once in Lahore
Once In Lahore I did not dare To stride the Zam Zammah, In homage to Kipling. Legs ‘a-Kim-bo,' Firing dreams into The humid air, ripe...
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Tony Frobisher
Mar 2, 20211 min read
The Boy Who Dreamed
The Boy Who Dreamed The boy who dreamed of mountains, To stand on snowy summits high To touch the gathered clouds and gently stroke the...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Life's Regrets?
Life's Regrets? At night the silence gathered cold And seeped in to the shivered dreams. A wearied man, a life untold, As lines...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 21, 20212 min read
The Tour of Random Places
The Tour of Random Places (Inland UK Haiku) Village at Peace Shrivenham where calm Fills the streets quaint safe carefree Don't tell the...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Eastern Travels and Tales
Allah's Istanbul The Bosphorus gleams Under mosqued domes, religion Always dominates Tel Aviv Beats Discos in Tel Aviv Warm pulsing...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Haiku Around The Coast
Haiku Around The Coast The sun sets on a Calm Margate shoreline, wave soaked Fresh with orchard scents Cold windy cliff top Dover's...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Wind Horses in the Mountains
Wind Horses in The Mountains The prayers ascended with every turn Of the Mani Khos Kor, wheels spinning Mantras in to the winds joined by...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 15, 20212 min read
The Bus to Kashgar
The Bus to Kashgar (Tales of a 36 hour bus trip from Urumqi to Kashgar across the empty Taklamakan Desert in north west China, with my...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 6, 20215 min read
Memories of a 10 Year Old Boy
Memories of a 10 Year Old Boy I'm 10 years old, breathing in the harbour. A mix of sea salted air, diesel and body odour. A crush in the...
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Railway Mask
Railway Mask All aboard The Mask Express Destination Normality Calling at Social Distancing, Work-From-Home & Track-Trace&Test All aboard...
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 25, 20202 min read
The Seats Are Empty
The Seats Are Empty The seats are empty. The 10:08 to London. Grey-upholstered comfort Extra clean and disinfected as The train,...
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