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Posted on June 14, 2023

Pool Bridge Poem

Tame jackdaw – Caw?! – on headtop.

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Posted on June 9, 2023

The Return Of The King; Of The Queen

Merged ‘n ‘mergent Pharaoh Of The Sun!

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Posted on June 4, 2023

A Poetry Shop!

Ink-Blue Thoughts – A Shop Of Poetry!

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Posted on May 8, 2023

Do Not Be Indifferent

Monarchism is self-evidently wrong.

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Posted on April 16, 2023

Written Somewhere Sunny In The North-East

A melody by the a-peeling bells.

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Posted on April 10, 2023

Hello Harbour, My Old Muse

Th’wind o’er th’water.

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Posted on March 26, 2023

Valkyrie

Winged Chooser Of The Battle-Slain, who bears th’luminous spear ‘n shield of th’War Women.

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Posted on March 17, 2023

Poetry Collection: Fleeting Songs, Eternal

My journey along the winding, wistful, wond’rous way that is Japanese poetry.

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Posted on March 7, 2023

One More Drop Of Coffee

Coffee-disk.

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Posted on March 6, 2023March 12, 2023

Poetry Collection: Written Somewhere Sunny In The South-West

A free, downloadable PDF of my new poetry collection!

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Posted on February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

A Brief Three-Line Poem Touching On The Possible Co-Regency Of The Potentially Now Delusional & Therefore Increasingly Unfit Akh-En-Aten & The Probably Unsettlingly Powerful Nafereti-Iti, With Her Given The Public Persona Of A Male Co-King & Future Sole King Due To Lingering Societal PTSD Over The Earlier Hat-Shep-Sut Incident

A man to take the crown.

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Posted on February 20, 2023

Time-Begotten

Hist’ry-layered.

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Posted on February 18, 2023

Firetide Beside

Flamelight infuses the electric.

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Posted on January 31, 2023

Twirling Doodles

Well-lived.

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Posted on January 22, 2023

An Old York Sunset’s Scene-Song

New wetland frozen fast.

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