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Posted on Jun 1, 2022

Eleven

The time hits twelve; the time turns past.

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Posted on May 30, 2022

From Sleep

From entropying tea, I gather sleep.

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Posted on May 16, 2022May 24, 2022

Versing (Freely)

That’s now (then) & here (there), though.

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Posted on May 6, 2022

A Café Revival Comment In Free-Verse, With Sprinkuhlings Of Kanji & Hiragana

At least, it didn’t cover any words!

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Posted on May 3, 2022

Poem ‘Pon A Photo Page

Rings, tears, ‘n speeches…

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Posted on May 2, 2022

A Tunnel Leading Westward

Urban doves, flocking.

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Posted on Apr 19, 2022

Two Poems For Kawakami-San

ぼくはちちとらんに惚れます.

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Posted on Apr 6, 2022

A Tanka From A Scrap Of Sonnet

Here I sit.

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Posted on Apr 4, 2022

A Morning’s Musing

Those in queue talk movies.

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Posted on Mar 23, 2022

On An Evening

A moment clear.

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022

Oh, To Be Back At The Canteen!

I’ve not been here in fucking ages!

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Posted on Mar 11, 2022

Tobacco Fact’ry Tanka

Fingertip-fixed; floating.

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Posted on Mar 6, 2022

A Poetry Reading

A live reading of “At The Entrance Of The Afternoon” & “A List Of Things I Noticed At The Harbour”.

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Posted on Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022

Emergency Notebook Tanka

Storm Eunice.

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Posted on Feb 19, 2022

Eunice’s Wake

Chitchatt’ring common-ground smalltalk about the high-stood planks.

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William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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