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    Poetry Collection
    Poetry Collection
    Poetry Collection
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    Poetry Collection

    By Bill Milton

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    Bill Milton’s Poetry is tour de force of poetic works that range in topic from the deeply personal to the larger, shared collective experience, whilst always managing to tread that fine line between the sublime and the humourous.

    Often gritty, and never far from the experience of daily life we can all relate to, Milton’s Poetry manages to vividly paint a picture of life for the common man in 21st-century Britain.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAustin Macauley
    Release dateMay 11, 2018
    ISBN9780463433805
    Poetry Collection
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    Bill Milton

    Bill Milton started his working life on the production line in a factory before joining a Merchant Bank in the City where he spent over 30 years, culminating in him becoming head of the training department in a Swiss Bank. Following his retirement, Milton started to write poetry for friends and family and was persuaded to have a collection of his work published.

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      Book preview

      Poetry Collection - Bill Milton

      Poetry Collection

      Published by Austin Macauley at Smashwords

      Copyright 2018, Bill Milton

      The right of Bill Milton Irving to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the

      Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the publisher, or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      A CIP catalogue record for this title is

      Available from the British Library.

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      www.austinmacauley.com

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      Poetry Collection, 2018

      Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.

      ISBN 978-1-78693-148-1 (Paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-78693-149-8 (Hardback)

      ISBN 978-1-78693-150-4 (Kindle E-Book)

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      First Published in 2018

      Austin Macauley Publishers.LTD/

      CGC-33-01, 25 Canada Square

      Canary Wharf, London E14 5LQ

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      Contents

      1. The Morning Rush

      2. Reality Shows

      3. Match of the Day

      4. Ron Heads South

      5. Rodent Kill

      6. Swinging Sixties

      7. Debra the Zebra

      8. The Man from the Pru

      9. Fair-Weather Banker

      10. Spread a Little Happiness

      11. Handbags at Dawn

      12. Poorly Parrot

      13. Eyes in the Top of My Head

      14. Incomplete

      15. Gnome from Home

      16. Man Flow

      17. Get Fell In

      18. Do We Care

      19. Why Miss

      20. High Five

      21. The One That Got Away

      22. Mother’s Ruin

      23. Don’t Make Me Laugh

      24. Take a Rest

      25. Posh Moi

      26. Have a Nice Day

      27. Unfinished Sentence

      28. Take a Break

      29. Donations

      30. A Pretty Pointless Poem

      31. An Injury Time Goal

      32. Schooldays

      33. The Rear Light

      34. Face to Facebook

      35. Five a Day

      36. Words on the Street

      37. A Grisly Image

      38. Receptionist MD

      39. Ill Informed

      40. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

      41. Text Maniacs

      42. A Stone Throw Away

      43. The Winnersh Triangle

      44. Optical Confusion

      45. What Makes Granddad Grumpy

      46. Four Names

      47. Nightligh

      48. The Ruling Class

      49. Our Records Show

      50. Fresh Kumquats Gov

      51. Salt of the Earth

      52. Sailor’s Knot

      53. A Sonneteer Wannabe

      54. Nag, Nag, Nag

      55. What a Pantomime

      56. Poetic Justice

      57. Lazy Days

      58. Don’t Speak with Your Mouth Full

      59. Fish Dish

      60. The Idea Shower

      61. Insensitive

      62. A Pot to P

      63. Who’s the Men in Black

      64. Between Now and Next Month

      65. Up the Shake and Shiver

      66. Omne Trium Perfectum

      67. What’s in a

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