break a leg young thing
this is your moment
after all those morgue afternoons
rehearsing old school mystiques
fine tuning your pauses
making each phrase count
your entrance upstage
deliberate slight in silhouette
moving into light and out
making us sit up
a stir
a single shoot
peep of crocus
hiatus
second delivery
you hold our breath in yours
delay the extended arm
purple patch declamation
flourishes of yellow madness
in winterspent fields
in the morning we’ll blog and tweet
your budding craft
your youth
by JOHN FLANAGAN
© All rights reserved 2018
unbolt me 
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That’s really lovely! Cheers!!! 🙂
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Thank you for reading! 😀
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My pleasure!!! 🙂
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John Flanagan is an exquisite find. His Spring has sprung to the very essence of wanting. And the waiting becomes the worthwhile adventure that spring is…”you hold our breath in yours”. Unbelievable line and imagery.
Awesome. Thank you.
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Thank you for reading, sir. John’s works are remarkable indeed.
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I like that. She’s certainly made a spectacular entrance here in Yorkshire today.
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Yes indeed. 🙂
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A favorite poet of mine Tony, thanks for sharing this gem!
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Thanks for visiting, Hollie! We’re so glad to be able share the work of wonderful wordsmiths such as John!
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He’s a gem…thanks again Tony.
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This is poetry at its finest…
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Absolutely agree, Tre. Absolutely agree!
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I would buy a ticket
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I totally would too, Sheldon! 😛
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Hey, I missed reading your posts, Tony! 🙂
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Awww… Welcome back, R! 😀
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Thank you, Tony! I miss reading posts from your blog, I am sorry I unfollowed your page by mistake.
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No harm done, my friend. I’ve accidentally done this with blogs I’ve enjoyed too. It’s a mistake that anyone could easily make. 😀
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Yes, thank you so much for understanding.
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