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on the road
good decision, kidditch the costly driving schooluse the public bus~n.b. There can be no other explanation for the discarded L-plate at the bus stop, can there? Trust your children to improve on our handiwork. CLP 24/01/2026 →
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on space
social mediadecrees blanks are not allowedwhilst wiping the mind~n.b. It is tiring. The war on Ukraine continues. The people of Gaza struggle desperately for breath. Sudan turns in on itself. The whirlpools of our slowly boiling oceans spin on. Will love truly be the answer? Is love all we need? CLP 30/10/2025 →
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on Ukraine
It was a week after the Bataclan battleYoung people from Paris in EvreuxEscaping the shock waves of griefTalking of the end of the worldRealising the conversation was about the end of humanityIdentifying that nature will persistKeeping faith that this Blue Planet will keep spinningUnderstanding that it is us who will passLeaving our stainIn fossilised citiesRailway →
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on the warming sea
there were many squidnow octopus are commonpeople are happythey catch octopusand sell them for a lot moreso they are happy~n.b. Not so sure the octopus are too chuffed about it. Life goes on, they say. The only constant is change. CLP 02/07/2025 →
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on the Moon
Hey!it’s turned to amberslow downproceed with cautionbe alertprepare to stopfrom the north-side of Lac Lemanlooking southto winter’s last refugethe Alps are obscuredby a scarf of smokethat is slowly curlingaround Earth’s necklike a pythondriven from the forestby fireCanada turns to charcoalthe full Moon flickers on amber~n.b. That mist on the lake, I assumed was heat of →
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on rain
Cooler at dawnWet streetsExcept under the broad umbrellasOf blossoming chestnut treesA shower of goldfinchesDrop onto the vergePecking at the tiniest insectsActive in the damp grassThe earth has darkenedAt last it is soft enoughTo a sculpt a footprintBy noon the Sun appearsA buzzard fans out its primariesCatches a thermalCries as it spirals upSpirals up and drifts →
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on absence
nature fills space fastfurious competitionto share resources~n.b. Diversity enables many plants and creatures to thrive alongside each other, why does modern man feel the need to dominate? CLP 13/05/2025 →
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Metallic Blue
My eyes search desperately for the rainI’ll dance in April’s showers if they should ever come againI know to you, it might sound strangeUnbroken blue fills our celestial spanMechanical streams flow to seaside sandsMy eyes search desperately for the rainDaffodils bloom, shrivel and are goneBluebells hang silent in suffocating sunI know to you, it might →
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