Planet Earth

By Alec Fraser

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Release date: Apr 29, 2018

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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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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A CIP catalogue record for this title is

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