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Five poems by Jonathan Edwards
Edited by JODY PORTER

Five poems by Jonathan Edwards

Dai Evans

He was the boy from the other side of the fence,
passing me rugby balls, dodging the washing line’s tackles,
winning the Grand Slam at the end of the garden.

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