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Haystack Day

Haystack Day

Inspired by Guaj - when we discussed North Kent, Colleges, and girlfriends (HERE).  It was longer, but survived some sensible pruning. This is about the girl on the bus ...
heart of stone

heart of stone

an early version of this has been posted here - this is a lock-down edit ...
The Buddha's Reply

The Buddha’s Reply

The 2nd poem in the "Is" series ...
Funfair

Funfair

Another old one ...
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A Walk on Dunwich Beach

A Walk on Dunwich Beach

I just love this place (photo c. 1900 . . . church long gone now) ...
Trilobite

Trilobite

small poem ...
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Fete Patronale

Fete Patronale

A French Limerick, if there can be such a thing ...
Apple Tree.

Apple Tree.
Picked

Part of the Priory Cottage series ...
half a lifetime ago

half a lifetime ago

half a lifetime ago   half a lifetime ago I found god or god found me unexpectedly   my wife despised the reborn me -  (we parted in acrimony)    I chose a pilgrim's way - a rough and flinty path on barefoot bleeding feet   hopped fishing boats to a northern isle   and found, and lost, and lost, and found, myself in solitude   [writing a letter to his wife, he sighs, he will ...
hugging Lauren at WOMAD (1990)

hugging Lauren at WOMAD (1990)

I've spent the lock-down rewriting and severely editing works, many (most) have appeared here - they are all much shorter but still, I hope, worth reading. Some have radically shifted perspective ...
A Virtual Travel

A Virtual Travel

Seeing the world through nursery rhymes ...
Beyond Reach

Beyond Reach

The minute life stops being precious ...