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On Landing
Cup the wings, spread claws Focus on the chosen branch Flex knees on touch-down . And breathe . n.b. My camera caught a Great Tit flitting between perches in the moment of final approach. NaPoWriMo 2019 Day 1 prompt: Instructions CLP 30/03/2019 →
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On February
Fierce frosts bite morning Noon sky wears Marian blue Sun brings butterflies . n.b. This arid track, these browned brambles and dry ivy leaves, the dessicated litter and parched grasses are the backdrop for a vivid yellow, medium sized butterfly. The brilliance of the colour was breath-taking. It is in the picture somewhere towards the →
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Cormorants
River bend, dead tree →
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Rapere
The busy vole busies herself Scurries amongst leaf litter Keeps herself clean Feeds her young Whilst far above Handsomely dressed, preened Strong, angular, sleek Magnificent hunter With oh so to die for eyes Fire streaked Focuses on the tidy movements Identifies and assesses The challenge And waits Hangs on the wind In familiar territory Happily →
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First Light (i)
In the end of night Sun leathered magnolia leaves Resound to beats of rain Set grass blades to shivery dance Cracked soil swells, fills, closes quenched Droplets pool in hollows Shimmering sheets cover all Border foliage floats On the rising flood. . Earthworms Souls from the very depths Swollen, pale pink, choked Join the engorged slugs →
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