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‘Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life, little boy.’ (Proust, Swann’s Way) Open questions, fascinating facts and strange discoveries that keep that patch of sky overhead.
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- 14
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 28, 2026
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The Doorway (opens the original)
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Walden life (opens the original)
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What this poem tries to do (opens the original)
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A poem written while caring for my brother during his final illness.Thanks for checking out my New and selected poems. To receive all my posts and support my new writing, please consider becoming a paying subscriber.<div class="fa
Andrew Davies 1947-2026 (opens the original)
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My brother Andrew died on Saturday 12th September. He had been ill with prostate cancer, diagnosed in the autumn of 2024. He suffered a slow deterioration from February this year but had an especially painful three weeks before admission to Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice on Wednesday 9th September, where the care was superb. He spent his last few days well-sedated and calm. His family visited him to say their farewells, and friends and relatives unable to visit in person sent recorded me
À la douce mémoire (opens the original)
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