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January hope

Posted on 19/01/2011 by

The incipient buds on the pink magnolia have a downy coat

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Alternative Nursery Rhymes

Posted on 18/01/2011 by

Over on Boa’s Chariot there’s a competition for revamped nursery rhymes. Here are a few of mine, some of which were written a while back, so probably don’t count for the competition! Lottery There was a crooked man, who walked … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on 12/01/2011 by

I’ve been thinking about connections and the way things across the universe link together since reading Kate’s Synapse post. Like a ripple her empathy with this blogger has connected with others, and thus re-connected with him. In turn Kate’s post … Continue reading →

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Three things to be grateful for today

Posted on 10/01/2011 by

1. I went back to my writing class.I didn’t realise how much I’d missed it, but found I had a smile on my face most of the session… and there were new people there and a positive ‘new term’ feeling. … Continue reading →

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New poems from old?

Posted on 09/01/2011 by

To follow my last post’s challenge I selected  this poem from the Oxford Brookes site: Big Band Theory by Sharon Bryan It all began with music, with that much desire to be in motion, waves of longing with Nothing to … Continue reading →

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Parcels

Posted on 08/01/2011 by

An Unexpected gift A parcel in the post jammed in the letter slit stuck, too plump to fall on the mat and her heart jumps as it did on her seventh or eighth birthday and fumbling she pulls it free … Continue reading →

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Starling Haiuku-esque 4th January 2011

Posted on 04/01/2011 by

The flock undulates separates, reforms and swoops. Feathers brush the dusk. Birds lift together as if thrilled by night’s approach then descend to roost.

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Unexpected Haiku-esque 3rd January

Posted on 03/01/2011 by

Snow flakes from black sky race through the headlight beam like small shooting stars. A light dusting lies whitening the dark pavement like caster sugar. The driveway at home has a darker snow free patch where his car should be.

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Haiku-esque – 27th December

Posted on 27/12/2010 by

Daggers of ice fall as rooks call across grey skies eager for the thaw.  

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Hiaku-esque 22nd December

Posted on 22/12/2010 by

The snow capped beech hedge makes a new horizon line against pewter skies. The dull gray blanket cuts out the mid-day light flattening landscape. Cat yeowls again for yet more drinking water his puddles are iced.

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