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Night Walker
Stepping through hedges Stands out in open fields Bellows for a mate . n.b. A stag calling through the moonlit night can be heard as he roams around the county looking for a hind. His movement can be easily tracked as he calls in one pasture then the next. CLP 17/01/2020 Read more
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Grate Full
Piled wood collapses Rattles iron log burner Startles lone sleeper . CLP 16/01/2020 Read more
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Stop-Start
Intense rain Drumming incessant Then breath Still Drops fall faster Again Build to heavy beats Rattling across the roof It goes on For hours Until It ceases Bar the tardy splats Rhythm uncertain Water spots Knock on the ledge At dawn A damp stain on the ceiling spreads Mirrors that on our sheet . CLP Read more
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Last Embers
A view from Australia Here ends Capitalism Inescapable . n.b. https://barbaraturneywielandpoetess.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/on-landing/ Nothing will change without changing how we live together…and yes, the irony of a photo from an aeroplane…I get it. n.n.b. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/17/before-and-after-images-show-scale-of-bushfire-devastation CLP 16/01/2020 Read more
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Empty Nest Syndrome
Now’s time to cut back Birds flown to survive Winter Work fast, Spring now stirs . CLP 14/01/2020 Read more
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On the Threshold
About to step out A new day, another world Close the door gently . n.b. This advice from a colleague of many years ago, whose name I do not recall, but whose face and kind words I have never forgotten. I pass them on here, admitting that it not always advice I followed when younger. Read more
Journey of Words 