Category: Nature
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Mermaid’s Lair
Are they dragons? Are they banshees? Are they here or not? Are they singing, gently calling Sailors to come upon their rocks? Are they nightmares? Are they sylphs Appearing before their eyes? Are they danger? Warning ”Stay away sailor!” Very, very wise! Are they needy? Are they nymphs? Are they gnomes or ‘manders? Are they…
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Waiting, thinking, hoping
The wind blew the dusty grit right into our eyes as we stood at the wagonette stop. Since the great sandstorm, and motorised vehicles were written off in one foul-tasting swoop, we’ve all had to go back to the old-fashioned way of travelling by horse. Those with the money had their own horses or five,…
Tom
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View from the window: Remember
Remember with gratitudeLook forward with hope11.11
Tom
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The In-betweener
Aqua Mansion likes to play tricks on me. It has transported to the far-flung future, and back sometime into the middle ages. Last night, I thought it was up to its old tricks again. I went to bed at around 11.30, shattered, but sleep was avoiding me for some reason. It didn’t avoid me for…
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The birth of the phoenix
What once was coalSparksFail to IgniteSmoking cinders Roll As A bird Takes To flightFlames No longer lick Embers glow no moreTwo strong legs kick And wings help the bird soarDarkness diminished by wingsOutstretched wideThe birth of the phoenix Has just been describedHigh up above flies the magical birdOnce only ever dreamed of in our real world
Tom