Gannet
PoetryYou wheel magnificent into the fray dive, spear, soar, swerve away from the thieving gang to serve your young on […]
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Cormorant on the Westman Islands, Iceland
Iceland, PoetryHe hangs out his wings to dry
soggy his dive
lazy on lava he loiters, waits
for whatever flounder dare wander
in harbour waters
beneath his razor-sharp rock.
Hungry, daggerbeak hook-tipped
aloof
quick wing-tuck, neck-stretch
so sudden the plunge to survive.
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Song Thrush, Normandy
PoetryBeneath this cloud-spread sky you sing head high for some lost mate, or for the joy to thrive through storms, and glide through orchards ripe with apples, cherries, berries, pears and leaves all dappled with the shy sun’s rays…
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Gold Panning
PoetryDon’t forget the dusky red garnet, the ephemeral flicker of yellow pyrite, the flash of silver as the water recedes…
Hunting Season in France
France, Normandy NotebookOut for a walk this beautiful Sunday afternoon I took the lane along the corn field. The upright cornstalks tower over your head and the slight wind rustles their drying leaves – the only noise to be heard in this haven away from the urban crush. Unt…
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The Harvest Ball
PoetryThere was a little girl who wore oak leaves in her hair red berries round her milk-white neck, and a
Flax
Normandy Notebook, PoetryAlone against the storm she fights while others bow and wait, hide and bend for cover, dares show her face,
Apollo Asteroid 2014 JO25
PoetryApollo asteroid 2014 JO25 is expected to brush by Earth tonight missing us by 1.8 million km. Asteroids and comets both orbit
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The cat’s in the spinney and wears his white pinny