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Tag: Poetry

Posted on Oct 19, 2020

W’thin Outdoor Café Cold

The cold wind lifts these leaves.

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Posted on Oct 12, 2020

Flicker, Silent Voice

In confinement – self ‘n solitary –
there sits a child.

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Posted on Oct 11, 2020

An Alliterative Thought

Solitary; stone-surrounded.

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Posted on Oct 10, 2020

From The Table Backed By Octaves In Their Slumber

The city spreads its sprawl.

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Posted on Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020

Wanna Buy Some Poetry?

Poetry books for sale!

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Posted on Oct 5, 2020

A Tanka On My Mild Frustration At Piles Of Books & Ideas Waiting

But:

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Posted on Oct 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 Sep 25, 2020Sep 28, 2020

Poetry Notebooks For Sale!

Poetry collections – bespoke & not – for sale!

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Posted on Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020

Issfet Adorned

Sibling serpent.

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Posted on Sep 22, 2020

A Tanka For A Friend

このぶんしょはむしろいきます.

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Posted on Sep 21, 2020

The Matthew Spreads Its Wings

In screeching seagull song sounds out senescent afternoon.

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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 Sep 14, 2020

WhatsApp Waka

Park. River.

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Posted on Sep 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 Sep 10, 2020

Signing Off

Coffee stains.

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William Altoft

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