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on Ukraine
War correspondentKharkiv at night as backcloth“Next year…” Autumn comes ~ n.b. Another describes Moscow as running “a forever war”. CLP 04/09/2023 Read more
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on Ukraine
one brick at a timewe will rebuild from rubblethey have created ~ n.b. Ukraine is looking to Warsaw to see what can be done to build something more than the disassembled sum of the parts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/02/architects-warsaw-lessons-rebuilding-ukraine-rubble?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other CLP 02/09/2023 Read more
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on Ukraine
It’s day 5 5 3Numbers accumulatingLike ossuary bones~n.b. When the numbers of bombs, attack drones, battles, yards gained and lost is all we hear of, we know lives become worth less. The blood comes from somebody’s flesh, someone’s flesh and blood. CLP 30/08/2023 Read more
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Overseas
between heavy downpoursdespite the unwavering breezesheltered spots trapped the sunbutterflies spread out their wingssettled on the dripping nettlessoaked up each burst of heatwe walked the islandlooked to the mainlandthe cloud-streaked Downsacross The Solent’s white horsesfollowed the shadowed path of showersalong the coast from Portsmouth’s towerto Chichester’s spireand Selsey Billlooking back to Blightyremoved for a few Read more
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on Ukraine
would it be a car?poison? bomb? No, a plane crash.who would have thought it?~n.b. Wagner’s last movement. Anyone surprised? When criminals fall out… CLP 23/08/2023 Read more
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