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On Settling
Hunter? Gatherer? For butterfly, dragonfly Movement essential . n.b. Saw a red admiral this morning as I sat on the front doorstep drinking a mug of tea. CLP 23/02/2020 Read more
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Day 5
The first sounds in the grey before light come from a crow; three croaky caws that disturb a pheasant. The wind has swung round again. Now from the south-east with bitterness unabated, it takes all the heat from the air. Sky is blue; the Sun piercing bright. In early afternoon, up on the track, two Read more
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Lions, Lionesses and The Clown
If this is war Why are we sending our troops into battle Without equipment? This is not Passchendaele When the blood of 275,000 Allied troops was sacrificed for nothing This is post-Brexit Britain when we have complete control So where is the PPE for our paramedics, our nurses and doctors? Boris, you are a wartime Read more
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On the Sofa
Sleep, awake, panting Shuffling, changing position Time to be let lie . n.b. Life cycles continue regardless. CLP 22/03/2020 Read more
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Day 4
Catkins, cast adrift from willows by gusting draughts, litter the garden. The grass looks as if plagued by woolly, dusty caterpillars that have emerged from below. The week’s washing flaps and tugs on the line. The wind has turned to the east. It bites at the skin and catches in the throat. Today the Spring Read more
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On Sorting
Memories barely Recovered; stirred into broth By tickets, trinkets . CLP 21/03/2020 Read more
Journey of Words 