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January Road Trip (XXVI)
Dress of Wedding White Delectable curves fill cloth Sun casts confetti . n.b. I witnessed stunning views whilst travelling through the Southern Uplands this morning. The white hills, dark clouds with Sun breaking through dropping more snow in curtains. A delicate show of light and shade was daubed onto the rounded terrain of south-west Scotland.… →
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On the Moon
On the Moon Light from the Sun falls Then reflects on Earth, on us We share this magic . n.b. Where ever we are, whoever we are, we share the same Moonlight, the same Sun – we are in this together. . CLP 07/01/2020 →
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Heard not Seen
It was a day when I worked With my shirt off Bent to the task Concentrating on single stones The depth, set, fit to the path Brushing the grey, gritty soil To fill in the gaps Ancient fragments glinted As I weighed up each stone in my palm Myriad crystal particles Formed over eons Compacted, →
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Equinox – Autumn
Thickened by the tired air Sticky with ripened fruit Slow, pitch black, distorted, stretched Beyond recognition These shadows of ours Run out Black rivers Bleeding the last of summer’s heat From our veins Onto the misted ground Into the thin air of autumn Warmth no longer from within We become reptilian Bask on the cool →
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On February
Fierce frosts bite morning Noon sky wears Marian blue Sun brings butterflies . n.b. This arid track, these browned brambles and dry ivy leaves, the dessicated litter and parched grasses are the backdrop for a vivid yellow, medium sized butterfly. The brilliance of the colour was breath-taking. It is in the picture somewhere towards the →
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On Autumn VIII
Her tilt of axis With orbital period Gifts us the seasons. . CLP 12/11/2018 n.b Earth’s axial tilt wobbles but the mean is currently c. 23.5 degrees. The orbital period around the Sun is our Earth year. It is described as a sidereal orbit because the Earth’s circuit of the Sun is on an orbital →
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