Planet Earth
By Alec Fraser
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When I was four years old, the family went on holiday to Blue Anchor Bay in Devon and I can never forget being mesmerised by the sun slowly sinking into the sea. I was filled with awe and had the feeling that the sun was smiling at me. In later years, I just could not believe that it all happened by accident; but must have been created. Science has revealed what an extraordinary world we live in and how we are all caught up in its continuing evolution. We are all in some way responsible for the future of the world, not just for the sake of our children but also for the future of the world itself.
Alec Fraser
He was born six days after the present Queen and never forgot to remind his mother that his birthday was six days after hers. He grew up in Enfield, North London in a middle-class family with a nominal attachment to the Church of England. In 1947 he became a Roman Catholic to the bewilderment of his relatives and in 1954 was ordained a priest. Now in his old age he finds himself to his great surprise writing poetry.
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Planet Earth - Alec Fraser
About the Author
Alec was born six days after the present Queen and never forgot to remind his mother that his birthday was six days after hers. He grew up in Enfield, North London in a middle-class family with a nominal attachment to the Church of England. In 1947 he became a Roman Catholic to the bewilderment of his relatives and in 1954 was ordained a priest. Now in his old age he finds himself to his great surprise, writing poetry. He published his first collection, The Flickering Leaf, in 2017.
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Dedications
To all lovers of poetry and the English language.
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Planet Earth
Published by Austin Macauley at Smashwords
Copyright 2018, Alec Fraser
The right of Alec Fraser Irving to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the publisher, or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
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Available from the British Library.
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www.austinmacauley.com
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Planet Earth, 2018
Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.
ISBN 978-1-78823-982-0 (Paperback)
ISBN 978-1-78823-983-7 (Hardback)
ISBN 978-1-78823-984-4 (Kindle E-Book)
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First Published in 2018
Austin Macauley Publishers.LTD/
CGC-33-01, 25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf, London E14 5LQ
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Acknowledgements
To the publishers ‘Austin Macauley’ who are willing to bring my poems to the attention of the public for a second time.
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Contents
Lost Opportunity
The End of the Day
Rosa Parks
Erotic
Praying
My Mother
Pilgrim’s Way
Grooming
Characters
Who We Are
Winners and Losers
Enemies
The Limits of Law
Cleric
Mass
Mirror on the Wall
The Insanity of the Sane
The Poetry of Perfection
Lament
Hardy’s Monument
Whither Our Words
Peace
Blindness
Ireland
Lobelia
Waiting
Presence
A Pauper’s Funeral
A Blessed Afternoon
The Ambiguity of Words
Old Age
The Girl from Lisieux
Autumn
Extinction
Who I Am
The Fruitful Desert
Film Buff