Category Archives: scapes

some fine afternoon

There is a day in spring the grass greens like a waking child vast meadows lawns light up like sky at dawn the day has come it is a declaration spring is here soon skin will feel the same and … Continue reading

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disorientation

The river is so large so deep so wide we set our compass wrong: we think of north when it’s north-west and south when it’s south-east. We stand with our backs to it and paint of barns; so awed, afraid, … Continue reading

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Snow drift

Wind throws field snow across the road like an angry shoveller cursing the world. As you drive through, it grabs your tires making your car less certain, like a drunk on speed: it needs to fly sideways for fun. You … Continue reading

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