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On the Weekend (VIII)
What drama awaits? Crash! Pause. Bang! Fence creaks. Snap! Scutter of debris . n.b. ‘Scutter’ may be a new word to you – it is to me. It is the sound of something hard and heavy being dragged in irregular bursts along a city street by a powerful draught, gust or gale. As the day →
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On the Weekend (VII)
Random tin-can spins Dances in crazy circuits Wild Saturday night . n.b. A tin has been rattling from kerb to brick wall to lamp-post through much of the night. Storm Ciara arrived on schedule and is gusting through the terraced streets creating whorls and eddies of air that tear at fences and buffet trees and →
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On the Weekend (VI)
Determined to stay Exploring Portsea Island Unearthing treasures . n.b. Portsmouth is Great Britain’s only island city, the second most densely populated urban environment after London. Perhaps it should be twinned with Manhattan? A brand called Strong Island is developing here. Pompey folk are proud of their home city and are happy to wear the →
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On the Weekend (V)
Daffodils seduced By warmth of afternoon Sun Coy revelation . n.b. We await the arrival of Storm Ciara. CLP 08/02/2020 →
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On the Weekend (IV)
Already fit to burst Irish bar, Guinness flowing Tea just One-fifty . CLP 08/02/2020 →
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On the Weekend (III)
Collect clean laundry Washed, dried and folded before Things get more messy . n.b. Ireland vs Wales at 14:15, England vs Scotland at 16:45. Is it possible to watch international rugby in a pub and just drink tea? . CLP 08/02/2020 →
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On the Weekend (II)
As an optimist I see happiness abounds My aching heart smiles . CLP 08/02/2020 →
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On Solitude
For some, time alone Is a blessing undisguised Not a way of living . CLP 08/02/2020 →
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On the Weekend
Friday finally Shuts up, lies down, rolls over Into Saturday . CLP 07/02/2020 →
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Empty
My head A wine-box drunk from the tap Removed from the carton Blown out to bursting To ease last veins of wine into the neck Moist air and odour of tannins Spray of microscopic droplets is all Imperceptible to eye Felt on the lashes On purple-stained tongue Produce of the vine Undrinkable Vacuous, empty . →
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