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Dandelion Clock
Each delicate breath A hostage of mis-fortune Answer hangs on breeze . CLP 08/04/2020 Read more
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Held Fast
Damp wind sways small bell Fog shrouds topmasts Hull bumps quayside wall Pulling with the running tide Aboard, bored of leave Provisioned, crew fat from land Keen to cast off Trappings of terra firma Yet held in a sea fret Furled sails stay tied Hawser knotted to the ring One more precious night Bound to Read more
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Day 21
Four things I noticed today: 1. When walking through a cloud of midges the air is so quiet, so still, that I can hear the high pitch of their tiny whining wings. A large bee goes by with its deep familiar buzz emphasising the difference in size and tempo of wing beats between the insects. Read more
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Nadia
From Malaya to New York Not even the urban jungle But a zoological city park Surely cruel enough For a big cat Without catching a virus Originating from a bat? . n.b. GloPoWriMo / NaPoWriMo day 7 prompt: use a news headline. My example comes from El Pais of Spain; “Un tigre da positivo por Read more
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Day 20
My route this evening leads me along Market Lane above the church. The oilseed rape is coming into flower; another strong yellow to add to the palette. Apparently no one locally seems to know at which end of this lane any market was ever held. It leads past the abandoned village pond to a junction Read more
Journey of Words 