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Puppy Love
August had baked the soil, ripened the grainHarvest had progressed uninterruptedWe laid on our backsShoulder to shoulderThe late-afternoon Sun pinned us to the parched lawnThe grass had stopped growingA fortnight or more agoPale in leaf, sharp dry stemsPrickled the skin if we movedShe was watching the cloudsReally studying themAs if in all her past summer →
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on communication
establish secureopposite pillars connectup line and down line~n.b. Reedham’s swing bridge rail crossing, was originally built in the 1840s. The current swing bridge dates from 1903. The low-lying land is home to the heavily tidal, final meandering stretch of the river Yar, that connects the ancient port of Great Yarmouth, (with its Minster), to the →
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on August
holiday seasoncity market half boardedrustle of lime leaves~ n.b. There is something special about being one of the few citizens who spend the summer months at home, while so many head off on holiday. It’s quiet, like a Sunday morning, every day and the sounds of goldfinches chattering away, or the wind breathing through the →
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on Saturday
special place to bein sunny southern weatherwith friends and family~ n.b. Fratton Park looking as good as it ever has. CLP 17/08/2024 →
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on gratitude
we were here for youyou played your hearts out for usour enduring love~ n.b. I could go on…Pompey! Pompey! Ra! Ra! Ra! CLP 11/08/2024 →
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on reflection
We cannot be allTo each other but pray we’lldiscover what fits~ CLP 08/08/2024 →
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on the cusp
does the see-saw ever sitperfectly balancedbetween land and sky? ~ CLP 06/08/2024 →
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