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On August VIII
Fields of fatting sheep Bleats from lambs bigger than ewes Sky speckled by crows . CLP 20/08/2019 →
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On August VII
Late the Moon claims night Planets trace her way through stars Grass cut by stark shadows . n.b. I excuse my additional syllable in this attempt to capture the vision of last night’s lunar brightness and the sharpest, darkest shadows thrown onto the silvered late summer grasses in the meadow. A remarkable, naturally well-lit night. →
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On August (VI)
Red haws fit to burst Swollen by inclement rains Fruit of the Dog Rose . https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/rosehip-faq https://www.thefield.co.uk/country-house/how-to-make-rosehip-tea-36353 . CLP 18/08/2019 →
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On August (II)
Evenings shorten Moonrise turns grasses to snow Nights separate days CLP 14/08/2019 →
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The Test
Welled up through chalk; clear and bright Mixed with floodplain mud Strained through reeds Her gentle curves Restrained, contained within lines Corsetted by stone, steel and concrete She spills down the neck of Southampton Water Runs to the welcome arms of the silent sea Washed clean again on the double tide . n.b. The port →
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On Rain XI
House martins seek mud Offers gratefully received Needed to build nests . n.b. Every other day, for the past fortnight or so, I have been topping up a large puddle in the yard that swallows and house martins have been visiting to drink from and gather mud for their nest building. Yesterday as many as →
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On Rain VI
One hundred percent Cloud cover at dawn, moist air Nothing more offered . n.b. Rain on Tuesday is the best the weather forecast can promise. If there was a competitive market for rain I would change my supplier. Privatised water management companies will profit regardless. Government intervention is required to ensure that commercial interests do →
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