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Category: Prose & poetry

Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Twinkle-Burn, Far Ago Star

Delphic, dark, ‘n hid you are…

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Posted on Nov 11, 2022

She; Her

Women. Life. Freedom.

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Posted on Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022

Glendalough Haibun

All about the tanglebranch of brokentwig it rushroars, raring for the smoothstone leap – the turning, tumbling stream.

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Posted on Nov 5, 2022Nov 5, 2022

Our Aft’noon/Eve In Haiku

Here where the lake’s submerged this bench.

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Posted on Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022

On Th’Way To Glendalough

Glenmacnass leaps to the valley b’low, her sights upon the Irish Sea…

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Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Canalway Walking

To Portobello.

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Posted on Nov 1, 2022

A Tanka ‘Pon Visiting The Joyce Centre

Choice Joyce-isms.

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Posted on Oct 30, 2022

Moon Dance

Backache from moving tables ‘n cèilidhing about for hours amongst the mini-gourds ‘n flow’rs.

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Posted on Oct 14, 2022

A Tanka As The Bells A-Peel

Please.

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Posted on Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022

Pointless Whimsy

Oops…

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Posted on Sep 25, 2022

South-West; North-East

To be honest… it was fine.

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Posted on Sep 24, 2022

Brunel’s Butt’ry Sanwidge Shoppe

Relatively cold, this breezesome morning – bracing.

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Posted on Sep 20, 2022

As The Rowing Teams Row By

Their wake moves me.

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Posted on Sep 18, 2022

North-East; South-West

I saw the sunset, seeping low, beyond the estate houses.

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Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Subject To No-One, Mr. Windsor

We’re citizens alike, subject to rule of cracked ‘n flawed democracy!

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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