This piece is dedicated to the great Gil Scott Heron and his poem “The Revolution will not be Televised”

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

"Lest We Forget"

2010 by Ray Nichols.

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May we never overlook what precious work is done,    Who the real Stars are

A long and somewhat rambling entreatment to remember that your strength is within you and that it takes commitment and courage to simply keep going.

District & Circle. (early 1990's)

A true story from when I was a London Heroin addict, which I wrote the morning after hearing the sad news of the death of a friend. The District & Circle Line is an underground trainline which goes round and round and round inner London like a carousel. The accompanying drawing was also made on the same day. Happily times have changed, and I'm 12 years clean, with an 11 year old daughter and a new baby due early june. Life goes on.

Trouble is with Heroes; they need to crap too!!

An old friend killed himself after his father died from cancer..

This photo of a heron in the rain was taken by my father (Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada) and I love it! So I wrote about it for a "poetography" evening.