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On the Cusp
As the moon moves through Its phases from New to Full Love renews, refills . CLP 31/05/2020 Read more
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Sitting Target
Distressed blackbird clucks Disturbance within hedgerow Smug cuckoo departs . n.b. Here is Sir David Attenborough taking you through the dirty work of the parasite obligate we call the cuckoo. CLP 31/04/2020 Read more
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Anti-date
We met not at all In different time zones Making absolutely no effort To dress up, dress down Or even dress I lay naked in bed You in pyjamas, (so you claimed) All bathed, teeth brushed We watched a dating programme Vicariously On laptop and TV Slightly out of sync In our respective countries Exchanging Read more
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Starlings
Hear that? The deranged fluting Of squabbling neighbours In hedgerows, on bushes Ceaseless bickering An endless stream Of chiding and chipping Away one moves The others follow From pillar to post To willow to fence Unable to let rest Whatever the matter be Resolved or not There’s always more to add Or subtract from what’s Read more
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On Absence
Bloom of white roses Sweet blossom fills empty rooms Heart aches for your scent . CLP 27th May 2020 Norfolk Read more
Journey of Words 