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Roundabout
We took one of our quirky circular walksAround one or two and a bit Norfolk villagesWhere ancient boundaries are marked by lanes, hedgerows, creeks and lokesA pair of magpies disabused their reputation as harbingers of joySitting as solemn sentries on opposite gate postsAs we took one of our quirky circular conversationsAround one or two and Read more
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False Impression
Town’sEyes and earsClatter keysFor submissionTo Thursday’s publicationIn time for morningCigarette, coffee, teaDigestion, reflection, commentaryAmongst curtain-twitching chatteratiLast-laughers wipe away final tearsDiscussion re-opens over beersThe Have-you-heard herdAnd Oh-my-LordsWeekly fed fresh bloodIn black and whiteGobbets of gossipNow newsworthy statusBeside reports of foreign placesWhere the nasty things resideLocal man witness to eruptionVillage couple caught in coupGrandmother’s fearHoliday will be Read more
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Domestic Priest
You see it allSmell itTaste itWrap it all upIn a bundleGrant absolutionFor all our stainsOur skin, fluids, blood, messEvidence of sinsI confessI peer into your soulAs you spin dry mineNo handwringing required~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 9: Ode to an everyday object. The washing machine. CLP 09/04/2024 Read more
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Leopard ii
You’ll appreciate the leopardSleeps during the heatHunts by moon-lightBeautifully dressedIn those indelible spotsKnowing careless turns are madeBy those seekingThe silver scattered Along the woodland path ~ CLP 09/04/2024 Read more
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Proximity
It was time for lunchAlmost too lateAt the junctionHesitating for passing trafficAn alternative caught his eyeNot Fate, but the waiterBrought them together(Or possibly the coupleWho cancelled after a tiffSteeped in wearinessThat left a vacancy)You know how the French loveCafé tables too close together?It’s to encourage conversationShe opened him upWith a simple Affaires ou loisirs?He confessed Read more
Journey of Words 