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Tag: Poetry

Posted on Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021

Asking/Begging

As with those others, I’ll not help you.

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Posted on Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021

An Encounter

Evening wander…

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Posted on Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021

Sketch (A Further; Third)

Unpetalled, blank papyrus.

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Posted on Aug 14, 2021Aug 14, 2021

Merchant’s Hall Tanka

Brick bears beams bear rooftiles.

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Posted on Aug 13, 2021

Postcard Poetry

The stained-glass panes, that stretched to reach the heavens, shone.

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Posted on Aug 11, 2021Aug 25, 2021

A Sonnet To York’s Grand Cathedral

Sunfire shines glist’ning through the scriptured glass to light the southern rose ‘n Yorkshire’s heart!

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Posted on Aug 10, 2021

Scouting York

Bucolic ruins; gardens sloped – onward, t’ward streets cobbled!

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Posted on Aug 9, 2021

Amidst Amongst Around The North York Moors

A bird of prey, at hov’ring height, doth herald.

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Posted on Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021

A Scene I Seen By Th’River

The sunfire breaks the emptied cloud to strike upon the waters.

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Posted on Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Sketch (Again; Another)

Leaves; grass.

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Posted on Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021

Sketch

Grass; sky.

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Posted on Aug 1, 2021

Hawking Written Wares

The footfall flux meanders.

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Posted on Jul 31, 2021

Sky Lines

A plane; a swallow.

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Posted on Jul 27, 2021

On King Street

The Trow’s resuscitated – see the blackwhite gable draped along in hanging baskets.

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Posted on Jul 24, 2021

Heatwaved Harbour

The searsome sun seethes heathaze.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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