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Poet at Jaybern

Poet at Jaybern

John Buchanan ― http://johncbuchanan.blogspot.com

Following an accident I was left crippled by unrelenting pain. The loss of my job and the ability to enjoy my hobbies made me depressed. As I learnt to manage pain, I recognised a need to redesign myself so that I could thrive in a damaged body. This blog records some of my thoughts and helps me develop a previously hidden talent for poetry.

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A Tetractys On War

A Tetractys On War

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This morning I was introduced to the concept of the tetractys poem. ∙ The tetractys was made famous by Pythagoras and has since become a modern poetry form. The form is based on the number ten which was ...

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John Buchanan ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

The Bars

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Living with pain is not easy but I have been given a number of tools which help me to endure it, one group of tools which I use a lot is the cognitive suite. This helps me keep my thoughts, emotions, feelings and...

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John Buchanan ― 5 weeks 4 days ago

Cloud Busting

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This is a game I used to play with my children when I wanted some peace and quiet on a sunny afternoon. It basically utilised the facts that clouds tend to form and dissolve in roughly the same places, a fact that the ...

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John Buchanan ― 5 weeks 6 days ago

The Toolmaker

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The concept of flint knapping has always appealed to me. I have tried a number of times to make simple flint tools, but every time I have done so it has ended in some kind of minor disaster. A few days ago, I was watching a ...

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John Buchanan ― 6 weeks ago

The Third Bench

The Third Bench

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Yesterday we had beautiful weather here in Guernsey and I took the opportunity to take a stroll out along the cliffs at Icart. In recent years there have been times when I wished the cliffs were steeper here, but...

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John Buchanan ― 6 weeks 3 days ago

Let Sleeping Cats Lie

Let Sleeping Cats Lie

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Socks is the oldest of our three cat’s and is by far my favourite. We have had him ever since he was a kitten. ∙ Unfortunately when he was a couple of years old I found him lying in a hedge with his...

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John Buchanan ― 7 weeks ago

The Day Jimmy Cheered on Celtic

The Day Jimmy Cheered on Celtic

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Jimmy the West Highland Terrier was my SSgt's dog in the early 90’s, his diminutive frame was packed full of character. The poem below records a true story which is also captured in the image above. For the...

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John Buchanan ― 8 weeks 4 days ago

The Day Bill Got Turfed Out

The Day Bill Got Turfed Out

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When people retire from the Army or left a regiment it is fairly common for some form of event to be initiated to mark the occasion. Bill was the Second in Command of 1 Armoured Division Transport Regiment in 1988 ...

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John Buchanan ― 8 weeks 4 days ago

A Soldier’s Dawn (Sparrow’s Fart )

A Soldier’s Dawn (Sparrow’s Fart )

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Soldiers in the British Army know the dawn as ‘Sparrow’s’ short for ‘Sparrow’s Fart’. I guess the concept of the birds waking up scratching their bums and making their first utterance really...

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John Buchanan ― 8 weeks 5 days ago

Percpectives of Ceticide*

Percpectives of Ceticide*

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Having written a number of environmentally inspired poems recently I thought I would write this poem to demonstrate one of the key factors in all environmental issues; that of the differing perspectives of all the stakeholders, ...

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John Buchanan ― 9 weeks 3 days ago

Saviours

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I make no secret about the fact that I support Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. They describe themselves as; ‘an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. [Whose] mission is to end the ...

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John Buchanan ― 11 weeks 3 days ago

Buying Coca-Cola Can't Help Polar Bears

Buying Coca-Cola Can't Help Polar Bears

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In recent months Coca Cola have been running an advertising campaign which states that they are helping the WWF to save the Polar Ice Caps, home of the Polar Bears. The implied message being, buy Coke and help save the Polar ...

John Buchanan ― 12 weeks ago

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