stillness inside
reeds by the stream direct the sun downwards, opening doors: I stand rooted to dry land, locked in an old landscape a bare branch above the water a scratch of stalks – as harsh and as sharp as this life torn…
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February 2014
Thirty-five keeps you alive
Dropping the mask of democracy and going straight for totalitarian rule, the slower-driving campaign group 20’s Plenty for Us has suggested that councils should implement 20mph limits without public consultation. Consultation “creates a perception of indecision rather than leadership or…
caverns
we lit candles in the ruined church and wept – where is the God to save us from ourselves? wax spills outwards, accidental patterns on empty air: prayer fills the vacant space, sending unexpected love the emptiness of deep pits…
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Money can’t buy you good weather
Some people go for sandbags; others prefer money. Possibly sandbags full of money would do it. Is your home flooded? No problem. The Government has lots of money, so everything will be fine. Whose fault is it anyway? Perhaps the…