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Posted on June 18, 2020

Under The Shelter Of St. Nick’s

The wind-waves ferry only onward th’scents of wawtry wood and th’smells of rainswept stone.

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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 June 7, 2020

1497

Now opens up to see far dist’ horizon helmed by fire.

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Posted on June 4, 2020

The Pit At St. James

Now?

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Posted on May 31, 2020

Three Lines At Cabot Corner

Sun sweeps; pandemic breeze.

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Posted on May 30, 2020

9.03am

Tiny talons.

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Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

よくするます

たにくしょくぶつ が さかるます。

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Posted on May 25, 2020

Bird By Chimney Towers

The ocean gull approaches.

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Posted on May 24, 2020

A Seagull Sees Me Writing

Rush, ruffling wind.

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Posted on May 17, 2020

ののはな は…

かぜ は あこがれしていです.

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Posted on May 12, 2020

A Limerick On Lockdown

Hooray!

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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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Posted on May 4, 2020

Tanka #(? + One)

Did it?

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Posted on April 26, 2020

“You’re Not Gonna Help Me?”

?

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Posted on April 24, 2020

Will Be

I do wonder…

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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