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on time
Eighty years ago, tonightSuffolk fields heard the roarOf engines fired upAs the 446th took off for FranceFor libertyThey led the lineInto Fortress Europe n.b. This memorial stands at the site of the disused airbase, near Flixton, Suffolk. No names given, just the numbers: 66 aircraft lost, 456 men killed in action. ‘Remember them’ we’re told.… Read more
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on housing
and they huffedand they puffedand had fourteen years in powerbut like everything elsethey touchedit brokethere is nothing they can sayto convince usthat they deserve another chancelook!here by the rivera tentis this a tourist camping cheapor the start of an encampment?under the bridgean old battered boat is tiedwhere no mooring fees applywashing hanging on wiresthe jumble… Read more
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on Ukraine
This dreadful summerLonger, dry daysLighter, warm nightsFog of war persists~n.b. Still Moscow sends its sons to kill or be killed on Ukraine’s soil. Go home! CLP 02/06/2024 Read more
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Summertime Blues
Is it worseWhen bad weather sets inTo be in winterOr summertimeAt least it’s expectedWhen the days are shortBut in the summerThere’s always hope ~ n.b. It was so cold out today in Suffolk that I packed up and left early and came back to the city. So cold and so wet. CLP 31/05/2024 Read more
I write as I wonder as I wander.
Journey of Words 