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on Ukraine
Slithering boaconstrictor tightens its holdTears of frustration ~ n.b. In Moscow, the New York Times reports, ‘victory’ is a word often heard. The fight goes on. Where is a peace plan? Peace cannot come without an even balancing of power. Russia will not stop unless its army is halted. Where will that line be drawn? Read more
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on time
the young men I watchedas a kidplay footballwin trophiesare old men nowill, dying, deadmaybe it is sadbut I am gladI saw them playat their peakproviding memoriesof which I can speakthey light firesin my eyes stillDavies, Hiron, BallI still see them all ~ n.b. There are many, many more. Thank you lads. CLP 09/06/2024 Read more
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Lighting Up Time
Sunlight’s final glowMoonlight slices throughNight’s deepening bruiseStreet lamps spark upDazzling carsAuthority of red ~ CLP 09/06/2024 Read more
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on cycling
‘when the fun stops stop’the gambling adverts adviseas they play with our headsthere’s no such thingas free moneyit costs a lot to winand winning can cost everythingif you are bicyclingwhen the fun stopsyou’ve just got to keep onspinning those wheelsuntil something shiftsgears in your headstopping is not an optionthe fun becomes being ~ n.b. For Read more
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on Broadmarsh
built, abandonedpart-demolishedin a lifetimedecay of a vibrant cityrusting steel wiredusty crumbling concrete wallstwisted metal window framesboarded off from pedestrianswho are diverted up the hillpast the empty shell of Debenham’swhere the busker singsThings Have Changed ~ n.b. Nottingham has changed. Improved? Not for a visitor to say. Bob Dylan link here. CLP 06/05/2024 Read more
Journey of Words 