caught on fresh buds
jewels refract glint of light
supplicant flowers
~
n.b. In England, as Spain, rain is becoming a rare commodity. A joy to feel it fall, fresh on skin.
CLP 28/03/2023
on rain
Tag Archives: Water
on time
waters find level
margins delineated
saturation point
~
n.b. Eventually we reach our limits, full to bursting point.
CLP 18/03/2023
on time
swimming in rivers
heart shakes, shock of cold water
alive, alive, oh!
~
n.b. For The Broads of the Broads, wild swimmers.
CLP 30/11/2022
on time
wait long as you like
water never runs up hill
best to go with flow
~
CLP 25/10/2022
on time
shallow, shingle-banked
Severn trickles through Bridgenorth
gulls gather in pools
~
n.b. Whatever rain falls this week will be welcome. The sign is superfluous. How can there be fish here, where the mighty river, bordering Wales and England, runs as thin as a shroud across stony ground?
CLP 06/09/2022
on water
fens drained for farming
commons mopped up by gentry
raindrops or teardrops?
~
n.b. First the common land under James I, then the water boards under the Tories. If we need it, they control it. Through legislation for the landed gentry, by the landed gentry, generations of people remain in the thrall of robber barons. Time for change.
CLP 27/08/2022
on rain
coming soon enough
fiercely beating the hard clay
raging in torrents
~
CLP 13/08/2022
on rain
we bemoan presence
your mild inconvenience
weep at absence
~
n.b. Notes, coins and electronic tokens in private water companies’ bank accounts are worth nothing when Nature’s reserves have been spent.
It is expected that a drought is to be declared in England today. July 2022 saw just 10% of average rain fall for the month, while August has seen close to none at all.
We search the skies for signs of rain. What next, rain dances, prayers?
CLP 12/08/2022
on time
don't be afraid, look back
there's water, other stuff too
bridges have been crossed
~
CLP 19/06/2022
on time
Is there any plan?
Does there have to be a plan?
River gently flows
~
CLP 02/05/2022
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