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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 →
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On the Air
Central-heated house Warm, dry atmosphere holds still Outside birdsongs call . n.b. We make efforts to remove ourselves from the outside world at great expense. The Old Testament idea that humanity is closer to a god than an animal, above all creatures, separate and superior to other living beings, has been proven an illusion. Like →
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On Bristol (viii)
Life in suspension The bridge of tears that sighs too Clifton; heart breaker . CLP 26/10/2019 →
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On Concrete
Hard composition Will undoubtedly remain Long after I’ve gone . CLP 20/10/2019 →
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October (VI)
The Sun weakens now While our eyes are distracted by October colours Our cooling skin does not lie . CLP 19/10/2019 →
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October (III)
These last are not low hanging But harvest them we must Ripened on the upper boughs The topmost, sun-blushed fruit Balanced between earth and sky We climb and stretch To where they sit Well nigh, just out of reach If there’s a slip, they ricochet from branch to trunk to orchard floor Gashed and bruised →
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At the Rutland Arms
They came from afar Uncertain of what to say Their loss, our future . n.b. We gathered to pay respects to one of our own, a fellow Pompey supporter to some, a close friend to a few. We did not know how to do this, but wanted to be together at this time, the first →
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On the Roof
Rain drops, rain drops, rain Curtains drawn, time to read Your bedtime story . CLP 10/10/2019 →
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On Landing
Wind tears at metal wings Rain lashes the fuselage How soft the touch down . n.b. The descent was a dreadful experience; stomach churning, (the plane slewing along its flight path, dropping and jumping) . As the ground got nearer and the relative speed of the aircraft became sickeningly obvious, I tried to relax into →
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On the Sofa
Under a duvet Much later than usual Grateful for the bed . CLP 05/10/2019 →
Journey of Words 