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The Buttercup Prediction

By SPOldham Aug 4, 2019

The Buttercup Prediction

I remember all the truth
Held in a buttercup;
Petals stroked your soft throat
With all the sharp proof of a knife,
Whilst I, the jury, deliberated
And announced the verdict;
“Guilty; you like butter!”

Then we blew the heads off dandelions,
Crushed rose petals for perfume,
And made a chain-gang of the daisies.

S P Oldham

About the author

SPOldham
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I am happily married with two grown up sons. I live in the Sirhowy Valley in South Wales. For health reasons I am no longer able to work. I am an independent author of dark, supernatural and horror fiction and under the pseudonym Lillian White I also write romance with an historical flavour. Unfortunately, my writing doesn't come close to earning me a living! But it is something I enjoy. I also enjoy taking photographs of nature, reading, swimming when I am able, being with my Cocker Spaniel Milo, family and friends.

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