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on peace (iv)
as the big man blusters along Main StreetBoot Hill is filling with famished bodiespeople get caught in mass casualty eventswhile scavenging for scrapsin the middle of a shoot outpeople herded off the landwhere settlerswith military backupstake claims on turfdescribed in ancient texts as promisedthe law of this landleans to ancient scribblersthrough written judgementoral history, nomadic… Read more
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on peace (iii)
after laying down the lawthe big guy left the saloonand as soon as he’d gonethe brawl reignitedDon’t make me come back in there!his voice boomed through the swing doorsa final sly digWhat could I do? I was in mid-swing!the little guy protested(yes, that little guythe one bulked up by steroids, protein drinks and armed to… Read more
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on peace (ii)
staggering away from the scenethe old clown mutterssplutters out his story to sympathetic matesThe Last Chance Saloonreturned to its usual statechaos, criminalityso many heads turning a blind eyethat the regulars miss the warningI’ll be back…but I’m bringing my mates~ CLP 24/06/2025 Read more
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on peace (i)
the room falls silentafter the big guy smashes theold clown in the moutha few customersnear the exit exiteveryone else looks to their drinksthe big guy turns roundseeking validationhe says, “I warned him”“Aye, ye did.” says the bar room lawyerA few concur with a nodonethen anotherpick up the loose threadsof their abruptly interrupted conversationssoon all are… Read more
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at Summer Solstice
pause to catch the rayscelebrate the height of lightwe live in cycles~n.b. Yesterday, in Northern hemisphere. CLP 220/6/2025 Read more
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on ignorance
What is going on?curiosity demandssome satisfactionin face of mistrustwe search for explanationwhere sunshine is absentisolated homesfamilies divided by techpreclude discussionwe’re left to join dotsif A is C and B Zwe write our own truths~ CLP 19/06/2025 Read more
I write as I wonder as I wander.
Journey of Words 