Florence: July 1996

: Julygiant magnolias
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sun setting over clay roofs
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once da Vinci’s home

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Warmth

cold thin wind blowing
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there is no sign of the sun
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warmth comes from within

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Sounding board

be my pincushion
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to be prodded with ideas
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and we’ll make them grow

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Hang in there

it can be daunting
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when you struggle to shine through
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but life finds a way

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Tel Dor: July 2001

:ancient town of Dor
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you reveal your old secrets
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layer by layer

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Lost in stone

a little more time
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to find our way through the stones
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not too much to ask

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Blue domes: August 1990

caught in autumn storms
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amongst Santorini’s domes
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he brought a small shell

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Veteran

there is no joy left
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in your bright blue eyes
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you have seen too much

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Still water

let the feeling go
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waves under the still water
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it was never there

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Inside-out

it came from within
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with our souls now wide open
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the future awaits

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Alive

the risks that we take
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the dreams that we dare to follow
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keep our souls breathing

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Uppsala: August 2014

tall verdigris spires
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set against the dark grey clouds
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Uppsala Sunday

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Inequality

in such stark contrast
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the food on my plate and yours
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time will equalise

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Death again

suddenly you’re gone
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this world perhaps never yours
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it remains unreal

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Cover the distance

little bit of love
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little bit of poetry
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go such a long way

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Protected

in my blue bubble
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I am protected from the harshness
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of the outside world

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New man in Jerusalem: July 2001

at the ancient wall
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I observe a bar mitzvah
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a boy to a man

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