Photograph by Michael Aveling

The Hungry Spirit and the Radiant Streetlamp

Shoreditchpoet

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It was Christmas Eve, and the father and daughter had arrived at the streetlamp which marked the turning point of their walk. They often sat on the bench here and the daughter wanted to keep the custom, so insisted her father Jan, remove his scarf, and place it on the frost stippled bench.

“We must be comfortable papa, if you are to tell me a story,” said Livia folding her arms around…

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Shoreditchpoet

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