starlings gathering
sparkling in low August sun
speckling wheat stubble
~
CLP 10/08/2022
Tag Archives: August
on time
brief visit ends
you cannot wait to be seen
depart in silence
~
CLP 02/08/2022
The Quay
Here we are in the tidy, polished space that is the captain’s day cabin
And here he is the Captain all stiff-white shirt black tie, braid epaulets
And this, his First Officer taller, slimmer expressionless
And here’s Danny, the union man from Northern Ireland, heavy set tidied up for this occasion
See the eight crew shyly shuffling in, lining up unused to such static situations
Silence like the pause after an Amen Captain about to speak
Even a laughing gull wheels by the window straight-faced
Merchant Navy Code of Conduct disciplinary breach hearing begins
misconduct absence at the time of sailing wages deducted
Outside late August
The crew file off
Except the tallest, young, blue-eyed one
He’s been asked to stay More silence until the cabin door closes
The first officer, less formal now Christopher, it’s my duty to report that your father died this morning
We see the young man fold at the knees caught held up under the arms helped to the door
This is where the story really begins
~
n.b. NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Fourteen Prompt: The opening scene to a film about your life.
CLP 14/04/2022
On Late August
with each breath begins
undressing of trees revealing
deep strength, stark beauty
~
CLP 27/08/2021
On The Wind
empty container
scutters along dry gutter
rustle of leaves
~
CLP 26/08/2021
August vii
seasons overlap
cricket runs into football
what a load of balls
~
CLP 14/08/2021
August vi
somewhere in between
heat of summer / autumn mist
dry shimmer of leaves
~
CLP 13/08/2021
August v
strange shapes form at dusk
fears and imaginings clash
night sharpens its claws
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CLP 12/08/2021
August iii
needle lifts off vinyl
arm clicks to rest
low buzz of speakers
gently suppressed by rain
darkening the street
tickling the silver birch leaves
forming a wassssshhhhh
behind a passing car
~
CLP 09/08/2021
On August IV
Air lays blanket thick
Limp leaves untether in heat
Fat white cloud darkens
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CLP 18/08/2019
Voyage des Mots 