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Paul Garrard
@paulgarrard.bsky.social
Artist in exile. Laconic. Lost soul. Flâneur Brexit refugee. Please don't always take me too seriously. An immigrant in France People who 'don't do politics' need to get a grip. Breathing is a political act. linktr.ee/paulgarrard
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Smiling Spike Milligan

Smile: A Poem by Spike Milligan
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!
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It reads like Spike, except it isn’t. It’s Jez Alborough. I learnt that when I had to prep the eulogy for dad’s funeral. He loved Spike. The poem stayed in, regardless.

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Paul Garrard
@paulgarrard.bsky.social
Artist in exile. Laconic. Lost soul. Flâneur Brexit refugee. Please don't always take me too seriously. An immigrant in France People who 'don't do politics' need to get a grip. Breathing is a political act. linktr.ee/paulgarrard
462 followers425 following5k posts