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Unreel
Moments of time caught Touch stones, listen to echoes Hot feet on cool flags . n.b. There are places and events in life that stay close to the heart, others are left in situ for your unexpected, unplanned reappearance, ready to catch you unawares. How you spontaneously respond will tell you a lot about how →
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Territorial
First light, light song bright Melody cuts through slumbers Robin on duty . CLP 17/01/20/20 →
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Night Walker
Stepping through hedges Stands out in open fields Bellows for a mate . n.b. A stag calling through the moonlit night can be heard as he roams around the county looking for a hind. His movement can be easily tracked as he calls in one pasture then the next. CLP 17/01/2020 →
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Grate Full
Piled wood collapses Rattles iron log burner Startles lone sleeper . CLP 16/01/2020 →
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Stop-Start
Intense rain Drumming incessant Then breath Still Drops fall faster Again Build to heavy beats Rattling across the roof It goes on For hours Until It ceases Bar the tardy splats Rhythm uncertain Water spots Knock on the ledge At dawn A damp stain on the ceiling spreads Mirrors that on our sheet . CLP →
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Last Embers
A view from Australia Here ends Capitalism Inescapable . n.b. https://barbaraturneywielandpoetess.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/on-landing/ Nothing will change without changing how we live together…and yes, the irony of a photo from an aeroplane…I get it. n.n.b. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/17/before-and-after-images-show-scale-of-bushfire-devastation CLP 16/01/2020 →
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Empty Nest Syndrome
Now’s time to cut back Birds flown to survive Winter Work fast, Spring now stirs . CLP 14/01/2020 →
Journey of Words 