A Villanelle I have no interest in the news in which I can’t find a marbled fact, just people with power spouting views I feel I have to hunt for clues where truth and fiction interact I have no interest in the news I want hope, tea with kindness, light diffuse; not lies like eggshells: … Continue reading No News Nancy
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Desert Holiday – 17
Driving hard, I'm tensed and grave up this piling crest of sand so tiny on the back of a great, sandy wave it's like the outer curve of a cave the sky above is blue and grand driving hard, I'm tensed and grave the engine revs, the wheels behave up to the edge, dune's rib … Continue reading Desert Holiday – 17
The Eagle Gong
And so we created an eagle gong of fencing wire and a lid of iron but will it protect the geese for long? We hoped for a tinny windswept song to chime across valley and river stone. And so we created an eagle gong To strike itself with a haunting dong and keep the eagles … Continue reading The Eagle Gong