like the smooth easy words of a

scurrilous lover, the promise

of this morning’s pale pinks

and blues have come to nought

leaving the sky dull, bland and

unsatisfyingly monochrome,

~

the chill is at low single figures

pinched by a keen breeze,

so, I don a heavier coat and

more sensible shoes to search

for a holly bush with berries,

~

close to the railway lin...

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