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on Ukraine
nuclear assault?how might Pravda report it?obliteration ~ n.b. It is said that Russian protests against the war have begun in several town. Putin mobilising 300,000 more troops. Russians considering how to avoid being called up. Putin’s Vietnam. CLP 21/09/2022 →
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on Ukraine
this, its safest stateunplugged, switched off, neutralizedone less way to die ~ n.b. Nobody wants this war to cross borders, risking harm to other people; that would be a terrible inconvenience. Turning off the nuclear power station seems sensible. Whoever gains full control can take responsibility for repairs then switching it back on later. CLP →
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on Ukraine
life of power plantmust be sustained at all costsnuclear option ~ n.b. Talk about the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea… CLP 06/09/2022 →
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on the self
Are we whom we desire to beOr who as we appear to othersThe sum of their desiresThe embodiment of their hopesThe personification of their dreamsThe casket for their fears? ~ CLP 16/06/2022 →
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on evening
dusk draws up magicStrawberry Moon, dragonfliesour path less certain ~ CLP 16/06/2022 →
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on tenderness
this lives somewhere within and between usexists not without, cannot survive aloneforms around us, surely not beyond usfear not the performance, fear not the actdoes time and place and circumstance persistto permit retrieval of such gentleness? ~ CLP 24/05/2022 →
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Collateral Damage
what would we do if he dropped bombs here ? as we saw it fall we’d know it’s all over for us ! would we make up where we could offer necessary apologies long overdue balance our consciences play music say one final I love you ? ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Twenty-eight prompt; Concrete →
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Sign here. Press hard. Bottom Copy’s Yours
Too late he realisedHis chance to readTerms and conditionsHad passed Holding the contractWhile still holding the smileMirroring the other’son leaving It rarely failsThis Salesman’s SpellWhen they’ve said Yes thriceThey’ll sign The handshake of the salesmanLeaves a warm impressionBut unlike the signatureSoon fades ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Nineteen prompt: start with a command. Here it →
Journey of Words 