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Posted on Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021

River-Light Deepens; Lingers

Dusk deepens.

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Posted on Nov 12, 2020

Cascade Steps

Over the water, w’thin the waves of crashing flame, I sit ‘n write.

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Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Paint

We must face each fireless night.

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020

On The 16th Of September

The road runs riv’ring currents, coursing crashless swirls of traffic.

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Posted on Mar 9, 2020Sep 16, 2020

A Tanka In Japanese

Asoko…

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Posted on Feb 28, 2020

For The Lady In The Dulcet-Hued Bandana

The wisps of orange marshal light amidst the blue.

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Posted on Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020

A Tanka By The Banks(a)

Hikari…

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Posted on Feb 9, 2020

Zappai For A Person Passing

Light a-righted.

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Posted on Jan 14, 2020

At The Entrance Of The Afternoon

Flame stands in its ungentle passing.

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Posted on Nov 27, 2019

] ] ] ] ] or, A Poem Perched In Poco

The candle on the island lights the moving, glass-bound muse.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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