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Posted on February 21, 2021

Without My Notebook

Wait for words…

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Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

River-Light Deepens; Lingers

Dusk deepens.

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Posted on February 12, 2021

Same Pond

Ripples subside.

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Posted on February 9, 2021

Composed Whilst Pupil Writes

A leaf; a fountain; a cat; fruit.

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Posted on February 7, 2021

Just One More Alphabet

Eddied pools of meaning.

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Posted on February 2, 2021

00.36am

The wind weaves.

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Posted on January 26, 2021

The She-Wolf & The Girl-Child

Upon a time, once, long ago, in a place that I know not, a hooded child (in a crimson coat) through forest paths did trot…

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Posted on January 19, 2021

Eight Lines To Aid Olivia

In nature’s nightless, new-born form I met the mossy fern.

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Posted on January 17, 2021

The Empty Space

Unobtainable.

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Posted on January 16, 2021

At Night

I sketch the grass.

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Posted on January 12, 2021

A Senryu, In Which I Employ Only Kanji To (Impolitely) Respond To An Imagined Query Regarding That Which I Would Like To Drink

私?

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Posted on January 10, 2021

Unlimited

Paddling swan in feathers.

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Posted on January 8, 2021

A Tanka On The US Capitol

In white/In black…

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Posted on January 5, 2021

Thuh Storree Ov Uh Storrum

The countenance above: with fury laden.

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Posted on January 2, 2021

Signs Of Someone

Robins.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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