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    The Sea Knife
    The Sea Knife
    The Sea Knife
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    The Sea Knife

    By Maurice Sketchley

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    ‘The Sea Knife’ is a poetry collection by Maurice Sketchley. The subjects are varied and include nature, the countryside, science and a sideways look at everyday life. The construction is largely traditional but the viewpoint is perceptive with an emphasis on natural beauty and wonder. Some more surreal poems are also included.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaurice Sketchley
    Release dateAug 29, 2012
    ISBN9781476272795
    The Sea Knife
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    Maurice Sketchley

    Maurice Sketchley lives near the sea in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk, England. Recently retired from industry, he is now able to spend his time writing poetry, short stories and now a Science Fiction novel.

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      The Sea Knife - Maurice Sketchley

      The Sea Knife

      Poems by Maurice Sketchley

      Copyright © 2012 Maurice Sketchley.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      THE SEA KNIFE

      ALDEBURGH

      AT KYKKO MONASTERY

      BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MALDON

      BLUE OVERALLS

      COOKING MY DINNER

      CRAFTED IN WOOD

      DEEP WATERS

      DYING....

      GENERATIONS

      I LOOKED DOWN ON THE EARTH FROM THE MOON.

      LADY OF GRACE

      MURDER VICTIM NAMED

      BADGER

      PEARS IN A FRUIT BOWL

      THE BOY WAS FISHING…

      THE CINNABAR MOTH

      THE MARSH HARRIER

      WATERGROVE

      THE CHEMICAL DIVORCE

      THE SEA KNIFE

      The splinter from the Viking barque

      That burst upon the Baltic maw

      Tossed and carved by eternal dark,

      Rose, at last, on a Suffolk shore.

      The ritual knife, made to clamber

      By the Valkyrie’s ghostly, pale hand,

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