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On Second Thoughts
Too often tempted To speak without thinking Two breaths save me . n.b. A lid to a pottery cremation urn found near North Elmham, “Spong Man” sits reflecting on a life long since lived. This piece of funerary art is dated from the early Saxon era, (3rd / 5th Century CE). The image I have… Read more
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On the Water
Funnelling under Millstream squeezed through the mill race Copious thundering . CLP 14/09/2019 Read more
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Two Doves
Pure white at first light Flicker in the grey, rise up From emptied pasture . n.b. Where two Devon Red cows had been seen each morning, (until this Wednesday), usually scratching at the wire protecting the young tree, a pair of doves were sitting. I saw them alight their perch and fly up into the… Read more
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Blank Verse
I am tired Words fail me My brain fizzing A blank screen Seeking a signal To no avail . CLP 11/09/2019 Read more
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On the Ramp
Two Devon Reds Hesitate at the trailer ramp Roughly littered with straw. They walked together from the field Steaming backs Exhaling clouds to the chilly dawn After the heavy rain of night. Have they realised The pasture is behind them A vet is waiting The abattoir is open for business? . CLP 11/09/2019 Read more
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On the Floor
Enough! Bonds broken Fallen. Now bumped, bruised, mouldy Wasps feed on decay . CLP 10/09/2019 Read more
I write as I wonder as I wander.
Journey of Words 