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on time
carving into stonerequires concentrationaccurate spelling ~ n.b. Nottinghamshire County Gaol was opened in 1449. At some later point, this doorway was set into the building. If you look closely at the word ‘GAOL’ you will see the A was originally carved as an O, before the A was chiselled out in the right place. The Read more
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Camellias ii
Warmth of late AugustSoaked into patio pavingHeats our tanned feetYou take my handLead me backTo the shadowed lawnStill compressedWhere we had beenSculpting joyThe night beforeA blackbird(Hidden by heavy pink blooms)Sang to usOf eternal loveAs Venus piercedNight’s deepening blue ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2023. Day 30 prompt: a palinode. This poem, I hope, balances the sadness of Read more
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on Ukraine
attack on suburbsa three year old child victimwhere remains safe now? ~ n.b. The bereaved mother thought the war was “far away” from their home on the outskirts of Dnipro, but sadly not, The Guardian reports this morning. What, with killings like this and the forced deportation of children from occupied areas of Ukraine, the Read more
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on Ukraine
how could I complainof broken sleep caused by wine?you wake to sirens ~ n.b. Day 429. Cruise missiles launched at Ukraine’s cities before first light. Moscow’s unending terrorist attack on Ukraine persists. CLP 28/04/2023 Read more
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Digitalis of Love
Wide-eyed mopingResponses dullA pervading sense of nauseaNervous stomachAccompanying tinglingNumbnessA surge of bloodThe beatSlow, but strongThis potent toxinMust be handledWith fox gloves ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2023. Day 27 prompt, a flower / animal of an abstract noun. Very rough précis. CLP 27/04/2023 Read more
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Naming
Let us not pretendNames are unimportantWords are deployed likeBooby-trapped IEDsIf you trip the wireIt cannot be defusedNor put backIn the groundShrapnelPiercing heartsFragmenting argumentsThrough misnomersCall this warOf words and mindsWhile children lieBrokenUnder collapsedApartment blocks ~ n.b. Day 427 (I think). CLP 26/04/2023 Read more
Journey of Words 