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on distance
a street name conjures images of smiles, blue eyeswarmth of your presence ~ CLP 01/06/2023 →
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on distance
we both see the Moonwatch the Evening Star descendwish on shooting stars – n.b. Kilometres dissolve. CLP 31/05/2023 →
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on Ukraine
‘Bakhmut is Gone’ nowits name remains on a mapshells have left mere shells ~ n.b. Today the New York Times shows film taken from a drone of the broken city. Three people huddled by a wall, checking whether it is safe to creep around the corner of a block, on their journey to god knows →
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at last
is it just likethata flat line runninguntil the monitor is switched offcleaned down, preparedfor anotheror are there hiccoughsglitcheshesitations, lost hoursresumptionsimperceptiblediminuation of sparkuntil the inevitablethe flame extinguishedbut no smoking candlejust gone ~ CLP 09/05/2023 →
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Full Cycle
Take me in your armsUnder the full moonIn the cool airOf early May Owls celebrateTheir rites of springIn the woodlandAlong the ridge Bluebells unfoldBefore the foliage aboveSteals all the lightShades in silver shadows The church bellChimes the quarter pastIt’s early yetStill time for bed Hold me in your armsWe’ll watch the full moon setFrom our →
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on Moscow
allegations thrownchild killer fears for his lifethreatens more killings ~ n.b. Moscow is run by a mass murderer, who throws a squinny when he claims, without independent verification, that drones were sent to Russia assassinate him. No comment about the hundreds of thousands of lives lost as a result of his orders. No words can →
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