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When the River Froze
Frozen, the river is a moonscape, not earthly. Not normal. The ice lies cracked on the water and starlight glints madly in crevices.
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The Ship Of Fools
The Ship Of Fools The roaring people call us the ship of fools They who chain themselves to what they think secure They who are always just about to...
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An Obliging Treecreeper
What’s that skittering up the tree? – brown as the bark, so hard to see. … – it seemed to patiently wait until we were suited and done – then …
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Intelligence.
There are varying degrees or levels of 'intelligence' in animals. 1. Those that are conscious of themselves and know that they are alive. 2, Those...
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Not Much
to eat these 1952 days cupboard’s bare and three children watch mom searching for something to place on the table. Patience in the house once again...
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November Now
November now. Dark now. And always will be. April will withhold her light. We’ll hope but she will scorn our pleading. May will laugh at our writhing...
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Cinéma vérité
Morning has broken
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Flood
A month’s worth of “almost biblical” rain fell on the UK
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Nintendo's Latest Blunder
Because I loved the original, I wanted to love Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch. I wanted to love it. I tried to love it, but I hate it. I...
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The Book to love not hate
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] They loved, lived by the Bible, so their life was on the line … Why is the Bible hated so, the Book of hope and love? … God made all good, mankind has messed perfect creation spoiled …
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Frost: a Mystery Play
Frost reigned for a while, Breathing its chilly cobwebs Slow across the ground Sounding a crick-crack, A slow-freezing testament For those ears who...
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Blatherskites
Image author's own. More state of the nation stuff I'm afraid.
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The Sleep Olympics
I was asleep when the Sleep Olympics started, meaning I missed out on all the dramatics of the Japanese contestant’s non-regulation pajama bottoms...
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The Ocean Coughs
As the ocean roils salty water coughs up sand & pebbles scattered in humps aside the shore and at times leftover debris from ships ahoy long...
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Trees on the Arapuni Road
When they felled the high trees mother was delighted she lived in fear of their imminent collapse onto our matchbox house despite their wounds they...
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By Lendal Bridge
After William Carlos Williams - Rimbaud/Solzhenitsyn, perhaps
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A Spiritual Scrooge Takes Stock
Charles Dickens was writing about me, he just didn't know it.
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Pets And Fireworks.
With a new addition to our household, we now have five cats and two dogs. None of them like the fireworks. When our children were growing up, we...
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Larry and Mick Explore Gender Fluidity
“What are you thinking, Larry?,” said Mick. “I’m thinking...” said Larry. “What?,” said Mick. “I want to be a woman,” said Larry. Mick looked at...
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Rejoice
There is a shadow that once followed me it breathed fire and fear within my spirit and caused me to stumble often. Each time I arose I fell. Each...
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