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Student Poetry: Angel Meadow by David Keyworth

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The angels in Angel Meadow
woken by cries and alarms
opened the gate to death’s orphans
laid them in flower beds
folded their wings
and slept, then woke again.

About the author / 

David Keyworth

David Keyworth recently completed his MA Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. He previously won a new poet’s bursary in the Northern Writers' Awards (New Writing North). His debut pamphlet 'The Twilight Shift' is available from WildPressed Books http://www.wildpressedbooks.com/david-keyworth.html Find more of his work here: www.weekendnotes.co.uk/profile/212149/

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