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on Ukraine
Claim and counter-claimWho knows now what to believe?The death of reason ~ n.b. All we know is innocent people are being killed on a daily basis…to what end? CLP 31/08/2024 Read more
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on awakening
Avast! She rises fastDemons retreat – leave no traceMoonlit finger nail ~ n.b. So much beauty to savour at dawn. The first birdcall I was aware of today in the city was cry of a buzzard. The finest sliver of the Moon is in the photograph toward the lower-centre-right. CLP 31/08/2024 Read more
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on Earth
from quite a way outI understandthis planet looks bluewith creamy swirls of cloudand on days like thiswhen the light is rightsea barely divisible from skywith cloud streaking the heavensit is humbling to thinkhow small I amhow short my spell herehow small the Earthhow young the planethow it looksjust a blue dotin the vastnessof the Universe~ Read more
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on rain
As we walked the perimeter pathOf the recently mown parkNeatly marked out for the new football seasonOrange slats of setting Sun lit the base of looming cloud bankCan you smell the rain in the air?I askedLook at you, all in touch with nature. Rain’s not been forecast.she advisedIt will rain. I saidLater, as I was Read more
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on calm
If I hear the nameOf that Mancunian bandOne more time, I will…~n.b. Is that supposed to be ‘good’ news to bring joy to our hearts, or a fine bit of media exploitation in the Silly Season? It is not as if there’s nothing else happening around the globe.However, I admit, it’s good to know a Read more
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