Tag: Inspiration
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Storm Front
Between the rain and through the wind, the lightning illuminates the horizon. Low cloud is coming inland, the sandy beach completely covered by a swarming mass of murky and cold-yet-clear seawater. The jagged rocks, slowly starting to fade to invisibility, with reflections more clear than the real thing, are once again braced for the oncoming…
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Tales from the bathroom: An easy mistake to make
Mistakes happen from time to time… they’re inevitable. But, there is one mistake that one should always try to avoid, at all costs. Never, never ever mix up Twilight Stealth hair gel with a tub of Finest Caviar. It’s a tad unfortunate that both packages are of a similar shape and colour, but that is…
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Celebrating Sixty Glorious Years (and one song)
I’ve just finished watching the Diamond Jubilee celebration concert for Her Majesty the Queen, and I have been quite moved. The crowds… the music… the lights… the fireworks… the Keep Calm And Carry On… it was an amazing concert. I was moved not by the images from yesteryear throughout the Queen’s reign. I wasn’t moved…
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Lakeside
Into the depths of the lake I looked and saw the fishes swimmingThe ducks were paddling gently by with faces that were grinningThe heron stood looking out with one eye on something distantA terrapin basked on a rock, not moving for an instantA blue dragonfly hovered and looked me roundly in the eyeMy attention, though,…
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Hoof and Storm
Galloping along the beach on horseback Waves crashing onto the shoreSeagulls shrieking overheadClouds rolling high aboveFerocious motion is all around Leaves rustle as the wind rushes through the trees on the cliff topWater droplets thump into the sand as the rain starts to fallAs the rain falls heavier from the thickening cloudsThe skies darken, the…