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Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

とこばな

はなはさげるです.

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Posted on July 23, 2020

Egypt & Industry: another sneak; another peak

The walls of mud-made brick that bind and shape the space they share start to compress – contracting in upon themselves; sharp shuddering.

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Posted on July 16, 2020

In Café Napolita

Is masked th’moon’s cratered plight beyond the wisp-white atmosphere.

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Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Three Tanka, Then A Whole Haiku

The grain is mismatched ‘cross the breaks.

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Posted on July 9, 2020

Tanka Number Who-Knows-What

Energetic wisps weave; wander!

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Posted on July 8, 2020

Teaching From The Living Room

The dull ‘n darkened green.

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Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

A Sonnet On The Harbourside

Outside, upon the paved ‘n railing-ringed walk – sheltered – way, where Sunday patrons sit, the sun, through th’river’s auld reflection sings on th’wooden slats below the Cascade Steps.

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Posted on July 5, 2020

Society Café Tanka

Nevertheless…

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Posted on June 26, 2020

… : ?

I wonder.

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Posted on June 25, 2020December 5, 2020

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bath-stone built up about the natchrul Avon’s course ‘n curves…

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Posted on June 25, 2020

Again Against A Tree Here In Queen Square

Trooping past: a generation.

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Posted on June 23, 2020

Some Enchanted Evening

A working title.

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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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