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The View From Castle Hill, Almondbury
I stood on Castle Hill,
Gazing at the tide washing in.
Leaving no corner untouched,
It overwhelmed and engulfed,
Bullying the light away and
Filling the vacated space.
I knelt on Castle Hill,
Refocused my eyes
To search for signs of life.
Fireflies and glow-worms drifted
In the flow like departing flotsam,
Distancing themselves in hushed escape.
I clim...
Saturday 13th January 2024 2:13 pm
Monument
After Ezra Pound and Giacomo Leopardi
And so you were
everything to me, that is now less than dust –
lost, captive of the soil
That surrounds and nourishes my soul.
And so now I –
still stranded, umbral shade of past desire –
left, am guardian of sad recall
watching branch and blo...
Saturday 10th June 2017 5:30 pm
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