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upon each wave
little boat you spent all the tide
pulling and pulling
the bow that tethered you fast
slips silently through my hand
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15/02/15
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dreaming of blue skies
under the dust of this world
even moss pales
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stream … haste!
rush on by
sitting atop a rock – snow
vanishes silently
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stream, weighed down by the world
leaves – promises to return
empty on the breeze
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10/02/15
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high above the town – birds
a tree covered with ivy
chattering excitedly
silent clouds scud overhead
sweeping dried leaves from the sky
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The last day of August, 2014.
At twilight, before the horizon, the late summer sun sets behind a bank of cloud.
Over Mont St. Michel, the sky is clear, save an occasional floc that drifts on the wind.
As the light fades, numerous flocks of birds rise from the grassy tidal plains, alighting in the same tree,
looking down on the small commercial centre still buzzing with people.
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this Autumn morning
where lies the first light of dawn
behind a black hill
darkness crowds at a window
concealing a golden light
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all through these woodlands
have I not been here before
where all these paths lead
but still should I not explore
the far reaches of my heart
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where once we walked
the wind racing through pine needles
light! dancing shadows
a dog chasing the red fox
what courses these memories?
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how do you know me
let’s spend some time together
just chewin’ the fat
are we chasing the dragon
or the flaming pearl of wisdom
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20/10/14
towards the “tea” theme at Carpe Diem
This waka blends the traditional Yorkshire greeting, ‘how do’ and the Japanese words ‘yunomi’ and ‘chawan’: Japanese terms for the less formal and more formal tea bowls.
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behind the curtain
though I shut out all the world
do raindrops come knocking
in trees the wind urges: hush!
the drains run away chortling
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21/10/14
the first rains arrive announcing that Hurricane Gonzalo approaches the UK
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to where do you race
clouds – across the standing hills
chasing only breeze
wondering – when you return
will you notice nothing has changed?
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