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On Technology
Inconsequential Speck circles march of many “I see no police” . n.b. Apparently Horatio Nelson (see Column) did not say “I see no ships”, but “I really do not see the signal.” at the Battle of Copenhagen. Yesterday’s (19th October, 2019) protest march against Brexit in London is conservatively estimated to have been attended by Read more
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October (VI)
The Sun weakens now While our eyes are distracted by October colours Our cooling skin does not lie . CLP 19/10/2019 Read more
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October (IV)
Washed out by last night Weather interrupted sleep Time for a shower . n.b. “Rain will clear over the next couple of days.” the weather forecaster said. It clears every hour or so here. Moments of beauty swept away by an incoming shower, before the next glistening picture of autumn is revealed, still wet on Read more
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October (III)
These last are not low hanging But harvest them we must Ripened on the upper boughs The topmost, sun-blushed fruit Balanced between earth and sky We climb and stretch To where they sit Well nigh, just out of reach If there’s a slip, they ricochet from branch to trunk to orchard floor Gashed and bruised Read more
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On October (II)
Pink face and shoulders From working in afternoon sun Now more bloody rain . n.b. From the Daily Mirror website today: CLP 15/10/2019 Read more
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At the Rutland Arms
They came from afar Uncertain of what to say Their loss, our future . n.b. We gathered to pay respects to one of our own, a fellow Pompey supporter to some, a close friend to a few. We did not know how to do this, but wanted to be together at this time, the first Read more
Journey of Words 