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Poor Finn is looking forward to drifting off to sleep in his cosy warm bed, when Mummy appears wanting a drink. Finn resettles her and has just fallen asleep when he's woken again...this time by Daddy, who's had a bad dream. And so it goes. Just when Finn has one parent back to sleep, the other wakes up! When will these two sleep through the night? A clever, playful, laugh-out-loud story that celebrates the ups and downs of family life. Kids and parents will enjoy sharing this gorgeous bedtime story.

Bridges are all about us now in the modern world. I have have written this Poem BRIDGES—Rivers of Traffic. Bridges are all about us now in the modern world, but have been around for a long time. They've been getting built since ancient times, to ford rivers and cross continents by making roads AND rivers navigable. There are so many different types of bridges that span the waterways of our worldwide Cities.

Gives a poetical insight into Notre Dame history and what it means for France and the World.

This poem describes the universal feelings of a soldier in contemplation of his own mortality and impending death.

Hope, the eternal fountain of hopefulness. Hope 2b is a poem about the proclivities of hope.

This podcast explores the intersection of engineering and IT in contemporary manufacturing, highlighting unique challenges, technological trends, best practices, and innovations. With a blend of humor and insight, it navigates the evolving landscape, offering valuable perspectives on the dynamic relationship between these two crucial domains.

Wild Flames was written as a poem about the destruction of the planet by the recent wildfires in particular the devastation of the island of Maui.

Our Karolina Fix :: Hi 5—Poems. This now has all 5 Poems of the young and exuberant Karolina.

The Remarkable Taylor Swift. This is a snapshot of her creative art as a writer and singer/performer. A superb description of the life and music of Taylor or Swiftie to her legion of fans. Just listen to it and enjoy.

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Cranberries, was a powerful wee singer, an incredible projectionist of her voice. It lifted people that heard her, and she amassed a great following as a consequence of her vocal beauty. She also played a part in the peace process with her release of Zombie and performing at the Nobel Prize for peace in Ireland.

Mind-Deep (Ex Machina) is a poem based around the popular Sci-Fi film Ex Machina released in 2015. This poem was written on Saturday 25th November 2017 while watching the film on UK tv. What an experience, and thus inspired.

About the enigma that is Björk. Björk the famous singer from Iceland. This poem focuses on both her inner smile and her outer one (she has both ). Her influential music is a form of Electronica with strands of Trip-Hop.

A Poem about the acclaimed U.S. Poet Mary Oliver. She represented all things bright and beautiful in Nature, and encompassed the less bright in her accomplished Poems.

This Poem was inspired by the film 'The Martian' released in 2015. Matt Damon was the single character actor that held center stage, in beautiful isolation (except for, in the film of certain death) As being isolated on the Red Planet is Peaceful & Tranquil, but lethal.

This Poem / rap lyrics, Groovy Satin Glutes is based on the fitness regimes of using the latest resistance bands that many Gyms and exercise classes employ. This has become quite a craze for women in general, but also some guys want the benefits of this novel way of fitness. I don't blame them! The ladies have it sussed. It was inspired by a certain Zumba lady, who unfortunately didn't want to subscribe to the cover of this poem so it has gone to another Zumba lady..

This Poem is about the art of cold swimming, and it is an art. You need eventually to be able to breathe properly, and pace yourself in cold water, timing is all important, observing the seasons as to how much your 'own' body may take.

About the intrinsic use of computer code down to Binary base level.

Poem about the dreamy chance that a Professor could takeover a Political theatre and become a World leader, with greater knowledge at his/her disposal.

It's a poem about the first few months of a child's life, when it encounters the Winter snows for the first time in its new life. The initial joy of Winter which we all share as Adults—snowballs, snowmen, the sheer beauty of a Winters day across a landscape. But as the young child starts to experience a little more....