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On August X
Ewe calls to her lambs Not feeding anymore but These are still her young . n.b. With lambs weaned after four months, or so, the bonds between ewe and offspring are still strong. When the flock is disturbed by a passing walker pausing and taking in the view at the gate, the baa-ing begins between →
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On August (IX)
Atop Wiltshire Downs Huge golden waves of ripe grain Pitch, roll, dip and swell . 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 IV
Air lays blanket thick Limp leaves untether in heat Fat white cloud darkens . 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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On A Strong Constitution
Since Magna Carta Has anything been writ down That’s worth the paper? . n.b. There is no written constitution in the UK. Vietnam’s constitution is based on the USA consitution that drew heavily on the “Rights of Man” written by Thomas Paine, an Englishman from Lewes in Sussex. He was chased from his home country →
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Angels Shriek
Confusion of days and nights Twisted sheets tumble across flickering sky Darkness thrown across the wind-wrecked barley Martins and swallows prematurely gather Uncertain in this unsettled time When waxing moon throws out more brightness than day can muster The star-full firmament clashed by raw, untrammelled fury Full throttled fire-powered flight Claws at the clouds, turns →
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