Writing until the light goes out

Writing until the light goes out

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Writing until the light goes out
New poems from w-i-p collection, "Less" #3
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New poems from w-i-p collection, "Less" #3

Two new poems from a potential new collection...

May 24, 2024
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Writing until the light goes out
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“Describe Keswick”


“Brooding.

Not Keswick itself of course
though in the razor-edged jags on garden-wall top-stones
there is an element of threat.

And slate grey everywhere
softened only marginally by white render
its brightness a partial concession
to something just out of reach.

And when they come
flocking by the coach-load to the B&Bs
are they t…

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