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Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Mist Moon-Dawn

Dew-draped green.

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Posted on July 19, 2023

Wagtail Watching

Black, white, ‘n grey.

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Posted on September 20, 2022

As The Rowing Teams Row By

Their wake moves me.

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Posted on April 4, 2022

A Morning’s Musing

Those in queue talk movies.

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Posted on July 7, 2021

Pit Stop

Gilt African.

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Posted on May 19, 2021

A Tanka To The Rainful Night

Wood ‘n metal merged.

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Posted on February 2, 2021

00.36am

The wind weaves.

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Posted on December 17, 2020

A List Of Things I Noticed At The Harbour

The dog’s bark ricochets in waves that break ‘gainst seagull’s calling.

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Posted on October 1, 2020

On The First Day Of October

Alit along the current air did fall, in feath’ry glide, a-whilst my coffee waits, a crow.

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Posted on September 13, 2020

Sunrise By The Banks Of A River

In age-long decades past rises the gilt Zimbabwe sun, the gutt’ral summons resonating – roaring – deep.

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Posted on July 31, 2020

ありあけ

あさがとりまとめます.

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Posted on June 15, 2020

I Wrote A Poem While I Waited Out The Rain

Under the patchwork canopy that catches falling rain…

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Posted on May 30, 2020

9.03am

Tiny talons.

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Posted on May 25, 2020

Bird By Chimney Towers

The ocean gull approaches.

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Posted on May 12, 2020November 28, 2020

On The Twilight Of The Sun-Dawn Chorus

Riotous rise. Nefer-noon.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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