Ian T. James
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Ian T. James
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Dad, Granddad, socialist and musician.
I’m a proud Burnley FC supporter and love watching tennis.
A new day
Is on the way
With all that it entails
So I'll just hunker down in bed
And wish you all
Happy Trails

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February 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
TUESDAY HAIKU

The garden beckons
Awaiting new sets and seeds
For autumn bounty

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February 10, 2026 at 7:04 AM
I finished this Wordle
Late last night
I wrote a poem too
But somehow my poem
Disappeared from my sight
So what on Earth can I do?
I clench my fist
My toes are all curled
And modestly I say
More words of wisdom
Lost to the world
What a start to Monday...

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February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I've been so busy today,
Outside in the garden,
Making sure all is OK.
Digging, pruning and planting,
While the weather was fine
And the sky was blue not grey.
Now it's feet up,
Some crackers and cheese,
And a glass of fine red wine.🍷
So nice at the end of the day.

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February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Where are the good leaders?
I ask in a genuine way.
Man or woman
Straight or gay.
Surely in Russia,
USA and UK
There are leaders in waiting,
Who will save the day?
No ordinary person
Wants to live this way.
So someone please step up
And show the way.

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February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
FRIDAY HAIKU

The rain makes music
As it rattles my windows
Car tyres hum along

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February 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Early morning thoughts,
Dwell on a time long gone.
I think about friends lost
I think about things won.
My little inner secrets
Pop up in my mind
An reinforce my life philosophy
Amidst all the noise and chatter
That in the end
Only kindness matters.

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February 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hello, hello,
It's Wednesday once again
Hump day for some,
To others just a pain.
It depends, I think
Upon your point of view
Is the glass half empty,
Or is it half full?

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February 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
TUESDAY HAIKU

The day dawns brightly
But it flatters to deceive
False hope in winter

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February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Sunday
Is a day of rest
Guilt free lie-ins,
Restore the zest.
In days of the week,
It's up there with the best.

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February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
One of those today,
I bumbled through
And found a way
But I'll take it anyway
Cos a win is a win
As I always say.

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January 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
FRIDAY HAIKU

Where the river runs
Over the banks and through towns
There is local pain

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January 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Late posting today,
Lots of things got in the way.
Still, I'd just like to say,
That a four is okay.

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January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Woden's Day
Day four of the week
Hump Day
In online speak
We call it Wednesday
With a modern tweak
But woden't it be nice
And also quite chic
To honour a Norse god
And add a little mistique
If we spelled his name right
I think Wodensday
Is rather sleek.

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January 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
TUESDAY HAIKU

Snow is relentless
It drifts high against the walls
Winter is winning

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January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Happy Monday folks,
You can make it through the week.
Whatever work you're doing,
Whether shop-girl
Or a geek.

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January 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
SUNDAY HAIKU

I feel the cold wind
Howling in from the North Sea
It cuts through my clothes

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January 25, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A draft dodging orange man
Who lied his way to to top
Dares to insult
Real British men
Whose fighting was not photoshopped.
It really is ironic
That he spouts such ridiculous lies
When his courage is truly as small
As the thing that flops out of his flies.

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January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
There is one thing I hate
And one thing I think is great.
Can't have one without the other,
The evil twin, the beautiful brother.
I hate to decorate
But when it's finished
It looks great!

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January 23, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I wait for a rhyme to arrive
Not rhymin' Simon
More jingling James
It becomes easier
The less I strive
Like playing a natural game
I get there in the end
And sometimes I'm quite pleased
The words all tuck
in neatly
And my little poem is finished
Completely

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January 22, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Be careful what you wish for
A wise man once said
Except for peace of course
And an untroubled head
I'll take both of those
It's all I need
For peace of mind
Is a gift indeed.
Old men in power
You should take heed
Is there no end
To your rapacious greed?

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January 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
TUESDAY HAIKU

Rain on the window
Car tyres splashing on the road
Another wet day

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January 20, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Today as another week begins
I look back at the week gone by
Not dwelling on my many sins
But with a critical eye
Now I step forward
And start again
With words on paper
Or rather on screen
Perhaps this week
Good results will be seen.

Have a good one

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January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
An odd word today
I thought I'd lost my way
But a guess on line four
Led to a winning score
It might only be a five
But it kept my
run alive.

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January 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Saturday morning,
Lying in bed
Filtering thoughts
That slip through my head
Decide to finish my Wordle
I got stuck last night
Funny how
When you look again
You somehow
Get it right...

Good luck fellow Wordlers

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January 17, 2026 at 7:38 AM