Too often tempted
To speak without thinking
Two breaths save me
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n.b. A lid to a pottery cremation urn found near North Elmham, “Spong Man” sits reflecting on a life long since lived. This piece of funerary art is dated from the early Saxon era, (3rd / 5th Century CE).
The image I have used of this ageless pose is available under the terms of a GNU Free Documentation license published by the Free Software Foundation.
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CLP 15/09/2019
Journey of Words 