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From ashes
You’ll notice will o’ the wispsTwist up powdery flakesMaybe kindle a glowIgnite a flickerFrom frail charcoalUntil the rainPercolates the soilFrom where new life grows ~ CLP 12/04/2024 →
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Tall Storeys
They keep building themHigher and higherThey keep stacking themStorey upon storeyThey block the lightObstruct the viewWhen all built before Still aren’t usedThey keep building themSomething’s not rightWith so many homelessOn the streets at night ~ n.b. Derived from NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 12 prompt: Tall tale poem. CLP 12/04/2024 →
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Roundabout
We took one of our quirky circular walksAround one or two and a bit Norfolk villagesWhere ancient boundaries are marked by lanes, hedgerows, creeks and lokesA pair of magpies disabused their reputation as harbingers of joySitting as solemn sentries on opposite gate postsAs we took one of our quirky circular conversationsAround one or two and →
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False Impression
Town’sEyes and earsClatter keysFor submissionTo Thursday’s publicationIn time for morningCigarette, coffee, teaDigestion, reflection, commentaryAmongst curtain-twitching chatteratiLast-laughers wipe away final tearsDiscussion re-opens over beersThe Have-you-heard herdAnd Oh-my-LordsWeekly fed fresh bloodIn black and whiteGobbets of gossipNow newsworthy statusBeside reports of foreign placesWhere the nasty things resideLocal man witness to eruptionVillage couple caught in coupGrandmother’s fearHoliday will be →
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Domestic Priest
You see it allSmell itTaste itWrap it all upIn a bundleGrant absolutionFor all our stainsOur skin, fluids, blood, messEvidence of sinsI confessI peer into your soulAs you spin dry mineNo handwringing required~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 9: Ode to an everyday object. The washing machine. CLP 09/04/2024 →
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Leopard ii
You’ll appreciate the leopardSleeps during the heatHunts by moon-lightBeautifully dressedIn those indelible spotsKnowing careless turns are madeBy those seekingThe silver scattered Along the woodland path ~ CLP 09/04/2024 →
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Proximity
It was time for lunchAlmost too lateAt the junctionHesitating for passing trafficAn alternative caught his eyeNot Fate, but the waiterBrought them together(Or possibly the coupleWho cancelled after a tiffSteeped in wearinessThat left a vacancy)You know how the French loveCafé tables too close together?It’s to encourage conversationShe opened him upWith a simple Affaires ou loisirs?He confessed →
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On The Beach
Plenty of fresh airTo blow away the cobwebsSign says, “VACANCIES” ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 7 prompt :Postcard. I dug this card out of the archives. CLP 07/04/2024 →
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Wish You Were Here
It’s April. Birdsong can be heard during air-raids. Bright flowers sprout through debris. Oh that the spring sunshine would revive the cold skin of our sons and daughters. ~ n.b. Conscription age has just been lowered in Ukraine to 25 years and disability waivers are under review. CLP 07/04/2024 →
Journey of Words 