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Walk the Plank

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Danger - credit to Pixabay.com The clear blue sky had no hint of the blackness I would discover later as I clambered down the rocky path from the cliff-top to Pirate’s Bay in Dunedin. Behind me, my brother and sister had struggled to keep up and my parents who carried a picnic basket. On the beach and behind tussock covered sand-dunes were bunches of other families already enjoying the waves and sun drenched sand. We unpacked our basket, spread out the rug and Mum and Dad started getting lunch ready. My brother and I grabbed our new inflatable beach-ball and eagerly ran over the last of the dunes onto the beach. We started our epic brother battle with a game of force-back. We each tried to throw over the top of the other so they were forced back until they either stepped back too far or we were able to throw the ball past a certain point. As always I had the upper hand, maybe something to do with being older! Suddenly, as I threw the light multicoloured ball, the wind picked it up

Sleepin

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Image from pixabay.com Time rises softly crashes in clangour of alarmbell intrusion Hand leaves warmth traveling cold air reaching bashing rude machine. Retreats to warm stillness, Restoring sleeps broken pieces Recreating cozy thoughts. Time rises softly drifting circling hovering on the edge, falls! Shattered mind rises rudely, First thought Late!