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Posted on Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 2023

Old Cefalù

Copious cafeteria emanate with the aroma of coffee served in sips.

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Posted on Aug 24, 2023

A Bay At Santa Flavia

See Saint Sicilian Flavia dive dance-like ‘to the sea b’yond Palermo’s reach.

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Posted on Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023

A Tanka At Mondello Beach

Seabreeze.

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Posted on Aug 12, 2022

At Shambles’ End

A-shambling through the queue.

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Posted on Jun 11, 2022

Verse (Brief ‘N Free) From Hay-On-Wye

HHhOHff! grrererrrrururr?!

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Posted on Jul 31, 2021

Sky Lines

A plane; a swallow.

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Posted on Jul 24, 2021

Heatwaved Harbour

The searsome sun seethes heathaze.

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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 Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020

Poor Choice

A habit making heat-wave worse.

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Posted on Jun 25, 2020Dec 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 Jun 25, 2020

Again Against A Tree Here In Queen Square

Trooping past: a generation.

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Posted on May 31, 2020

Three Lines At Cabot Corner

Sun sweeps; pandemic breeze.

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Posted on Aug 15, 2019

September

A line ‘tween Autumn/Summer clear.

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Posted on Jul 4, 2019Dec 11, 2025

I Saw Three Leaves

Whither, whence, did the rolling wind take up those leaves?

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Posted on Jun 22, 2019Jun 22, 2019

Against A Tree In Queen Square

A new day begins.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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