Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Memory Dredging – 60’s Bristol

Teddy Boys, think back
Beetle Crushers on their feet.
They ruled evening streets.


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the One that Got Away (a fish story)

Ichthyology,
Must say sounds a bit fishy.
It’s all Greek to me.


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Walk the Streets of Bristol with me-King St.

Walk along King Street

to the old Llandoger Trow

Old Salts’ ghosts around.


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Way Back Then

A short story in Haiku style
My first memory.
Jan C. Smuts Home for Children
In Burnham-on-Sea.

Breakfast with some kids.
Walking to the beach lighthouse.
Breathing damp sea air.

Big people took me
to live with as family.
I had siblings now.

We had dogs and cats
And we had a garden too.
I was happy there.

Then I had an urge
The wide world called me to leave
Look where it brought me.

I found new friendships
Bloggers using words galore.
Thank you one and all.


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A Famous Bristol son- Samuel Plimsoll- The Sailor’s Friend

Cargo ships sinking
because of overloading.
Devised Plimsoll Line.