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    More Love Poems Innit
    More Love Poems Innit
    More Love Poems Innit
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    More Love Poems Innit

    By Rik Roots

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    A sequence of love poems, written by Rik Roots. You have been warned!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRik Roots
    Release dateJan 13, 2019
    ISBN9780463348130
    More Love Poems Innit
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    Rik Roots

    Rik lives in London with his partner, Nigel, and their two cats. As can be seen, he does not photograph well.

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      More Love Poems Innit - Rik Roots

      More Love Poems Innit

      A sequence of poems by

      Rik Roots

      Copyright © Richard James Roots 2019

      First published in the United Kingdom

      and worldwide in 2019

      by Rik's Sparky Little Printing Press

      Smashwords Edition.

      This chapbook forms part of the RikVerse.

      The RikVerse is a living book,

      updated regularly and available for viewing online at

      poems.rikweb.org.uk

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold 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 are 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.

      Dedicated to Nigel

      (because 25 years is just the start of it)

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