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The Sun Abandons London: a pantoum poem
Where’s the London sun gone? Where’s it set? Why did it abandon us? Where’d it go? The rain is falling, the streets are wet. It has rained all day, y’know.
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Nimbostratus, Knight of Nature’s Wrath: an acrostic poem
The poem expresses to some extent my fear of Global Warming’s imminent threat to the planet.
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King Richard II’s Ode to his Handkerchief
King Richard II is alone in his castle prison cell. He is dying. He sings an ode into his handkerchief.
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Alexa: a poem
Alexa: a poem
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Gawp! What is’t? a Yorkshire quadrille
Gawp! What is’t? a Yorkshire quadrille
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Good Evening News: the lyrebird and the chainsaw; a prose poem
Good Evening News: the lyrebird and the chainsaw; a prose poem
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Mezza Luna: a haibun poem
Mezza Luna Mezza Luna is Italian for the half-moon, or quarter phase of the moon. This month of February, 2023, it was mezza luna on the 27th. North of the Equator: in the first quarter its right half shines. South of the Equator: it shines on the opposite side in the third quarter. Mezza Luna…
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The Silver-Eyed Wolves: a haibun poem
The Silver-Eyed Wolves: a haibun poem
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Walking In The Rain: a quadrille poem
Walking In The Rain: a quadrille poem
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The Hollow Man by the Sea: a short story
The Hollow Man by the Sea a short story by Lesley Scoble The hollow man trudges along the beach. He is travel weary, but most of all, he feels drained from illness. The hope is that the week beside the sea will aid his recovery from the mental health problems from which he suffers. He…