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on May
it is a long monthwe have enjoyed warmer daysbut now pray for rainto Europe’s east warWe need human resourcesnot just munitionsnowhere is safe nowKyiv is attacked day and nightonly the dead restin the Holy Landa new testament writtenin blood of childrenthe wringing of handsringing of cash registersversus body-countnow The Genocideassumes a new currencycafé talk topictelevision →
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on rain
Cooler at dawnWet streetsExcept under the broad umbrellasOf blossoming chestnut treesA shower of goldfinchesDrop onto the vergePecking at the tiniest insectsActive in the damp grassThe earth has darkenedAt last it is soft enoughTo a sculpt a footprintBy noon the Sun appearsA buzzard fans out its primariesCatches a thermalCries as it spirals upSpirals up and drifts →
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on drought
Rain gauge measures dustPlants dependent on dew dropsDesiccated pondsNeighbour jet washesPaved over garden and carArtificial grass~ CLP 13/05/2025 →
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on the breeze
I hear talk of springIt’s coming! the door-step hopesnowdrops, primrosesfull throated trillingof robins, blackbirds scuffledunnock atop crownbusy rookeriesjackdaws soften their chattercrows lift up in pairstumble of loose twigsbelow doves’ poor nest site choicecatkins jangle loosepollen disappateson spiteful easterly blowtraffic lights on redthree car cortege passes~ CLP 10/02/2025 →
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on the turn
After the freezeDarkness comes laterThere’s softness to airBirdsong less harshA hazel with budsSome crocus leavesSnowdrops swing lightlyBesides daffodil shootsA string of molehillsFrom freshly turned earth~ CLP 13/01/2025 →
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