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January Road Trip (XXIV)
Mooring bollards wait As tides, seasons, decades pass Hope for ships’ return . n.b. Glasgow’s quayside has been almost totally cleared. What next? The rusting bollards, like mariners’ widows in denial, still wait by the dock scanning the horizon for signs of home-coming sails. . CLP 27/01/2020 →
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SatNav Not Needed
SatNav Not Needed “Location cannot be found” I know it’s out there. Trust Me. Release the handbrake. . n.b. Better to travel in hope than to sit around waiting for an out-of-date program to tell you where you’re heading. Just get moving; keep your wits about you. You will know your destination when you see →
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And then there was light
In greyest of days Burnt down to the final draw A flicker of hope . CLP 04/01/2020 →
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Still Afloat
On an open sea Under high pressure it calms Horizons broaden . CLP 01/01/2020 →
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Breadcrumbs
My possessions are strewn Along my recent path From the council dump To container lock-up Loaned, gifted Donated, stored The more miles travelled The less I need With each piece laid down More peace I feel There’s no going back Along that old route Now all I own Is the day ahead . n.b. With →
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Come On…Come On…
We’d watched and learned Our noses pink from unseasonal warmth Through April and May How the farmer Pulled stubborn lambs from the ewe Revived the still-born with vigorous shakes Rubbing orphans with the bloody mess birth makes Sneaking them close, out of mother’s view So she would stand and suckle two Even though she had →
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Nothing Matters (IX)
World of infinite Possibilities open Nothing is ruled out. . CLP 19/12/2019 →
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11th November 2019
I took a moment to rest On this Armistice Day In France Where a public holiday is taken To remember that all they have now Was hard earned The ultimate price paid By millions . CLP 11/11/2019 →
Journey of Words 