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And why fly after himthat handsome laughing boyimpulsive and cruelif not to be mesmerisedto find herself lostuntethered for a while?

rigger bootsa sea of hi-visroadmenbuildersfarm boys the man who empties slurry pitsthe painter’s black dogleans invelvet softwarm to the touch

sometimes he goes Yip!but mostly it is Yap!people turn aroundto see what all the fuss isthis makes him very happysee, his big smile!he bounces on his hind legshe likes a crowdthere he goes againYap!Yap!Yap!I do not like the soundall that yappingI do not like the soundand I do not like the man

the man in blue scrubswho really is a Doctorhas goneslipped into the buildingthat once was a hospital and is still a hospitaljust not a building

you can bake your breadin the comfort of your own homein a modern fan ovenset at 200 degreesor out in the openin a hastily made Tabun orif you have no clay, dung or strawuse a piece of metaldome shaped if you canscavenged from wreckageover an open fire

It takes medieval nous the sharpest knife you have a way with sugar and orange blossom the courage of Quixote the patience of Panza

The distance closed between points A and B by a modern fighter jet can be measured in heartbeats the number of heartbeats depends upon geography

This song will stay with them long after the fires after phosphorous after petroleum after the trials after rebuilding and will be repeated in one way or another in many places on most days

Mid-Victorian GNR signal box wooden frame & panelling cream/black paintwork (flaking) simple carved eaves wooden finials iron balcony generous windows the whole of fair proportions briar & dog rose bat roost bird house black fence KEEP OUT sign

She is still there the woman in the forest sometimes there are children the sun is still shining and it is always that time where Spring tilts into Summer a time of new leaves there is a cool breeze there are trout in the river and somewhere safe a small and perfect cabin it isContinue reading “FROM LUBJANSKA BANK”