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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 10, 2023

Hello Harbour, My Old Muse

Th’wind o’er th’water.

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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 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 18, 2023

Firetide Beside

Flamelight infuses the electric.

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Posted on January 22, 2023

An Old York Sunset’s Scene-Song

New wetland frozen fast.

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Posted on January 17, 2023

Sketch (Once More)

Grow, gradual scribbles.

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Posted on January 12, 2023

Undiscovered

I write for longer projects.

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Posted on December 27, 2022

A Tanka For A Wedding Card

High Green wed.

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Posted on November 6, 2022November 6, 2022

Glendalough Haibun

All about the tanglebranch of brokentwig it rushroars, raring for the smoothstone leap – the turning, tumbling stream.

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Posted on November 2, 2022

Canalway Walking

To Portobello.

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Posted on November 1, 2022

A Tanka ‘Pon Visiting The Joyce Centre

Choice Joyce-isms.

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Posted on October 14, 2022

A Tanka As The Bells A-Peel

Please.

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Posted on August 22, 2022

Begging

I’m in two minds.

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Posted on August 12, 2022

At Shambles’ End

A-shambling through the queue.

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William Altoft

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  • Do Not Be Indifferent May 8, 2023
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