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to pick up time
never done, the sea is a bed remaking itself over and over, so light never sleeps on the salt shot silk of its sheet and thoughts are beached shells...
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Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
Unfortunately, our ferry got in late because of the wind, so we missed the train we needed, to get to his appointment, but fortunately I had...
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Getting Ready
Gone the rag sound of a bird alone dropped on naked silence between dumpsters' grinding regurgitations from horizon's bridge and fuzzy pulse of cars...
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deer
i used to cross slow growing moss swells by tree masts, tossing, lichen rigged, see in the distance dragon wings, folded into hills. But now, words'...
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part 7
W hen she woke up, Mary did not feel tired anymore. Ever since she had had to stay at Jake’s house, it had taken ages to go to sleep. Night time was...
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Agree with Jenny. All your
Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2026
Agree with Jenny. All your little details, like coal dust falling from the bridge, the robin rustling, sour hop smell. Rich as poems
Read full commentPosted in “You Belong To Me”
Hi Jenny :0) Glad you have
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
Hi Jenny :0) Glad you have heard back from the hospital, I hope this means they'll give you the exact right medicine VERY SOON, seems from what I read on NHS site that steroid tablets might be the stuff you need, so Kat was right :0) I really...
Read full commentPosted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )
Happy Birthday Ewan!
Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2026
Happy Birthday Ewan!
"I dare not say, "they could be worse." made me smile, too
I hope you got a lovely walk in the sunshine with your dog to cheer you up
Read full commentPosted in Birthday Blues
Hard hitting and clever
Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026
Hard hitting and clever rhymes. When I was little it was the sound of mosquitos and worrying if would get bitten in the night - cannot imagine the constant sound of watching drones which might murder my family and destroy my home on the whim of...
Read full commentPosted in The Winds of Wars
If things are moving, that
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
If things are moving, that might show the anti biotics worked! Did your doctor advise you to eat live yoghurt to help with your microbiome? My son's favourite when he's had anti biotics is Yeo Valley Strawberry, but it is VERY EXPENSIVE usually,...
Read full commentPosted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )
and the daffodils trumpet
Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2026
and the daffodils trumpet their joy in the way
Read full commentthe days are now lengthening, warming for spring,
the snowdrops glow pleasure their flow will begin
the growth after winter’s cold frozen days;
and bluebells convey their soft...
Posted in Listen to the flowers!
Hi Jenny, thinking of you and
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
Hi Jenny, thinking of you and wondering, how are you? Hope you are sleeping better xxx
Read full commentPosted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )
Your poem is beautiful, too,
Posted on Mon, 09 Mar 2026
Your poem is beautiful, too, thank you for posting
Read full commentPosted in Inspiration point (IP) The Language of Flowers
I love the contrast between
Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026
I love the contrast between petals which hold light and fingers made to curl round packing boxes. And all the ins and outs - inside a fig, looking at the outside of the woman's face
Read full commentPosted in A Language So Old
What a DREADFUL experience!!
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
What a DREADFUL experience!!! I would have been terrified, you are SO BRAVE :0)
Read full commentOur hospital here is lovely compared to that! But I think you might have done the right thing, getting up and asking to leave? The time when I conked out,...
Posted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )
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