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On the Road xxviii
Drained of emotion I drive through the Fens weighed down by oceanic sky ~ CLP 27/09/2020 →
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On Identity
Which is it? Mermaid? Witch? Angel? Mystic? Amazon? As you wish; woman ~ CLP 26/09/2020 →
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Autumn Storm
She came upon us from the North Dragging her gloomy shawl Over the sheared hills and ploughed land Turning blends of gold to black and white Breaking limbs from oak and ash Flooded the roots Inundated roads Coughing and spitting She dragged her filthy sheets into town Stuffed her discarded litter into the drains Threw →
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Beyond Now
The best of today Is the joy of planning how To share tomorrow ~ CLP 24/09/2020 →
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The New Lollards
Believing science a belief Disdainful of vaccinations They place trust in horoscopes Believe homeopathy a medicine Ask the Universe for gifts Think cancer can be cured By a change of diet And are happy to accept Anecdotes as truth Ignorant, as they are, of statistics While doctors of ologies Offering little but snake-oil Milk them →
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On Dreams viii
I awake screaming Puss drips from my febrile heart Each wound gangrenous ~ CLP 17/09/2020 →
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On Friendship
Over years it grows Constant through Life’s vagaries Time no barrier ~ n.b. For Mary and Chris. CLP 21/00/2020 →
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On Silence
“I have had enough of strong silent types” she said “It just hides weakness.” ~ n.b. Silence can be discretion, insecurity, fear, lack of imagination, an attempt to punish, to hide, a form of control, or just plain rude; you choose. ~ CLP 21/09/2020 →
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On Dreams vii
I wake up drowning All calls for help unanswered Shouts mere bubbles ~ CLP 17/09/2020 →
Journey of Words 