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On Water xv
green brine of Pompey no shallow mirror of sky depth of character ~ CLP 24/04/2021 →
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Possible Endings
being dragged screaming going down fighting slamming doors stepping off slipping away not waking up or just asking is it Time? a fond farewell ~ CLP 25/04/2021 →
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The Worm and the Louse
Worm said that Louse had behaved in a way that Worm considered to be ‘mad and totally unethical’ and warned that Worm was prepared to give evidence under oath to an inquiry. “It is sad to see the Louse and his office fall so far below the standards of competence and integrity that this ship →
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On Water xiv
rapid shifting shore constantly inconsistent respect without trust ~ n.b. Manningtree through a train window; a must-see stop I keep passing through. ~ CLP 23/0/4/2021 →
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Ill-defined
can you divine love by words, deeds, in calm silence a heart-felt presence? ~ CLP 23/04/2021 →
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Incoming Email (after WH Auden’s ‘Night Mail’)
Ping! This is the email crossing the globe Bringing a virus and an online fraud . Text-rich content, images slowly downloading Key-board warriors and echo chamber goading . Pulling out aggressive pop-ups every time No escape from a heart-broken ex never offline . Past the junk filter and block sender lists Nonsense from your father →
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On Water xiii
a pause to reflect it was here that fate pushed me I’d to cross a bridge ~ n.b. Time and tide and all that. Choices, decisions, life goes on. ~ CLP 23/04/2021 →
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Around Midnight
timing was never more important than opportunity when hungry we ate out, or would grab something maybe just an amuse-bouche at the bus shelter, a first course perhaps irrespective of weather because hungry is no respecter of climate we always ate together we rarely went without without in sun, the rain, the snow until naturally →
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On Water xii
dirty old canal lone Wellington boot floats questions unanswered ~ CLP 21/04/2021 →
Journey of Words 