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On Winter II
Frost tightens its grip Our path becomes uncertain Ice in every word . CLP 09.12.2018 →
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On Winter III
Tops of waves whisked off Breakers carry feathered combs Storm surges toward shore . CLP 09/12/2018 →
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On Rochdale
Best-laid plans of mice And men often go awry Welcome to Rochdale. . CLP 02/11/2018 Adapted from Robert Burns’ To A Mouse →
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Rapere
The busy vole busies herself Scurries amongst leaf litter Keeps herself clean Feeds her young Whilst far above Handsomely dressed, preened Strong, angular, sleek Magnificent hunter With oh so to die for eyes Fire streaked Focuses on the tidy movements Identifies and assesses The challenge And waits Hangs on the wind In familiar territory Happily →
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On The Edge
Shuffle of the sea Sifts and shifts the line of shore Birds follow the tide. CLP 26/11/2018 →
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On The Underground
Shaped to fit tunnels Twisted beneath the city Steel sclerotic veins . CLP 25/11/2018 →
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On Nightlife
Echoes of drunken youth Fill the sleepy city air Alarmed birds sing out . Songs from blackbirds Awake under amber lights Hope of dawn found false. . Weary sleep disturbed Workers wrestle with nightmares Birdsong wakes dreamers . Time mocks tired eyes Becomes a slippery snake When will peace arrive? . Lovers enrapt lie Barely →
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On Interculators
In conversation Ears and eyes are essential Tongues are merely guests . CLP 24/11/2018 Photograph by kind permission of Barbara Turney Wieland →
Journey of Words 