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on the beach
at first sight oldolder than you and memuch olderWalking hand in handas we might from time to timein moments unconnected by conversation they stopped momentarilyso she could stoop to pick up a pebbleor a shell, or a flint, or to investigatea wave-shined glint of somethingthat caught her imaginationas he waited to be shown her find →
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on the island
caught against a wallcolour diluted by headlightsfox trotting through town ~ n.b. Foxes in Portsmouth scavenge by night, gulls by day. CLP 06/10/2021 →
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on the sea
ocean green tides shiftstones, open cliffs, crack concretewe’ll return to it ~ CLP 05/10/2021 →
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on autumn iii
it’s been so stillhumid air weighing on us allweary from sleepless nightsfrom self-medicated sleepfrom restless wakingfrom waking aloneand now the leaves movetrees sigh at their reliefthe wind tunes upwheezy gaps in windows and doors ajarasthmatic whistling of telephone cablesclinking lines on mastswaves thick enough to roll the shingleto slap the seawallspit over its parapetand bounce →
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on autumn ii
abundance of fruitkaleidoscope of colourexcess of weather ~ CLP 04/10/2021 →
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on autumn
here she comesbowling in, late againunapologetic, slamming doorsthrowing her rain-drenched coat on the hallway flooryes, beautiful coloursstriking markingsyour beauty gets you off the hookeventuallyafter the initial shock of your abrupt arrivaland a cup of teawe’ll snuggle downwrap up all cosy relish the dark eveningstogether ~ CLP 01/10/2021 →
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on swimming
break the cool surfacefeel it slide up your body?yes, you’re beautiful ~ CLP 21/09/2021 →
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