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On Daisies
It was warm that early April Sunday We ‘d set out to the coast on foot Ignoring the mosaics Shunning the churches We headed east Seeking swishing pines stood in sand A first sight of the Adriatic . Progress was erratic Heading east for a beach? My pigeon brain unable to compute For me the →
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On the Edge
Out here The East Anglian landscape is so flat That the curvature of Earth is apparent And so here is not so flat at all A world of its own Even the sea moves on a different level From beyond the dykes and shingle banks Winds from North and East hold sway Mighty oaks are →
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On the Inside
Thoughts held tight Multiply in solitude’s echo chamber These flies hatch from eggs laid deep Kept cool by winter Until Spring’s first warmth seeps in Here they are Buzzing, banging on glazing Repeating knock out blows Frenzied attempts to pass the glass Crashing time after time Despite concussive impacts Leaving sickness, giddiness Confusion. . See →
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On the Heath
Still hung on that fence After a week Quietly cured in sun and wind Desiccated deer Provides for the more fortunate Nothing wasted by fox or badger . n.b. I will spare you the picture. . CLP 24/03/2020 →
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Day 5
The first sounds in the grey before light come from a crow; three croaky caws that disturb a pheasant. The wind has swung round again. Now from the south-east with bitterness unabated, it takes all the heat from the air. Sky is blue; the Sun piercing bright. In early afternoon, up on the track, two →
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Lions, Lionesses and The Clown
If this is war Why are we sending our troops into battle Without equipment? This is not Passchendaele When the blood of 275,000 Allied troops was sacrificed for nothing This is post-Brexit Britain when we have complete control So where is the PPE for our paramedics, our nurses and doctors? Boris, you are a wartime →
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On Sorting
Memories barely Recovered; stirred into broth By tickets, trinkets . CLP 21/03/2020 →
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On Crossing (XI)
Traversing this bridge Changes everything for good No return; onward . CLP 19/03/2020 →
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On Crossing (X)
Out of suspension Hard reality of land Grazes, cuts, bruises . CLP 19/03/2020 →
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On Song (III)
ChristophercanyouturnGeorgeHarrisondownasIamtryingtosingalovesongheremate! . n.b. Working with music on and the window open hasn’t gone down too well with the bird on the fence. . CLP 20/03/2020 →
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