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Tracy2013

November 6, 2013November 18, 2016 Briggsy 0 Comments

Tracy – A Diamond in the Dust For my dearest sister, a little birthday ditty Short, sharp and honest, more

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And now I am done with you

March 14, 2010September 14, 2018 Briggsy

You talk the talk in that Teflon suit so fine Your knife is in my back yet you are a

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Two geese and a long Winter – GB

June 12, 2008October 12, 2016 Briggsy 0 Comments

Two geese and a long Winter   They met at the pond one morning, their lives were changed for good

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The Grasshopper and the Butterfly

June 12, 2006October 12, 2016 Briggsy 0 Comments

The Grasshopper and the Butterfly Once upon a time deep in the African bush there was a little grasshopper who

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Things I miss and things I missed

June 6, 2006October 26, 2016 Briggsy 0 Comments

Things I miss and things I missed I miss the days when things that mattered, mattered I miss my first

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Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell

June 6, 2000October 26, 2016 Briggsy 0 Comments

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I’ve looked at

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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda?

May 31, 2000March 29, 2017 Briggsy 0 Comments

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda?   I could be alone for a week to have you for a day I could fly

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