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On Numbers 00:00
How often have I Seen the digits click to nought? How often with you? ~ n.b. However we measure time, there is always a Midnight tracking around the Earth in opposition to Noon. Interesting isn’t it? CLP 31/10/2020 →
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Wishing You Well
I fell in Toppled over the lip When I was looking down Listening for my stone to hit When I lost balance And found myself Falling Beyond where sunlight touches Dropping past where the bricks turn algae green Beyond the point where light grows dim I fell Until I found that I could stretch Correct →
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On Numbers 60
Such implications Road speed, minutes, or rail card Nothing but movement ~ CLP 29/10/2020 →
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On Trees
When this wind blows Things sound different After the leaves have dropped To mosaic the floor. ~ This wind bends through the bared boughs Divides to draughts between the trunks Blows low notes from the wood Makes this place an instrument For mournful tunes ~ When we hear this hollow overture Howling from beeches and →
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On Numbers 26
The number of hours It took for negative news Which means all is fine ~ n.b. How did “negative” become such a feel-good word? Thank you for the prompt thumbs up, dear testing team. CLP 27/10/2020 →
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On Numbers 7
Of the mortal sins I must confess to them all No apologies ~ n.b. I am wholly culpable. I made those choices. I live with the consequences. ~ CLP 26/10/2020 →
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On the Broads
Sugar refinery Unashamedly ugly Birds seem more reserved . n.b. Groups of bird watchers wander abroad armed with binoculars, telescopes, cameras with telephoto lens extensions, all studiously seeking out the latest over-wintering migrants amongst the reeds and ponds of the Norfolk Broads. Meanwhile the sugar beet refinery, run by British Sugar, continues to churn out →
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On Numbers 60+
Oh you complete fool! Why would they let Brits rush through? Brexit means exit ~ n.b. Alexander Johnson wants freedom of movement for the British within the EU borders. Eh? I thought this was what you wanted to end? A wait of over 60 minutes for the British when queuing to pass into EU countries →
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On Numbers 1
Tonight we will see One o’clock twice then Two too Could be the last time ~ n.b. In the EU the shifting of clocks back an hour in autumn and forward in winter was going to end in 2021 following an agreement between national parliaments. Who knows what will happen in the UK? The Conservative →
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On Numbers 22
Out the door with you! You know it makes sense to go home and drink alone. ~ n.b. …where no one can hear you scream. Tonight I was advised that I could not sit at a pub terrace because of the weather. I could see the setting Moon in a mostly clear sky. A beautiful →
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