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Behemoth’s Breath: No. 1 Tanka poem
Behemoth’s Breath: No. 1 Tanka poem
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A Time To Sit And Stare in The August Heat
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: August Heat is the title of an anonymous poem that I rather like. It describes exactly what I do when the weather is hot. It speaks of doing nothing other than sitting. Suits me! August Heat In August, when the days are hot,I like to find a shady spot,And…
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Excessive Heat has got me Beat: time for a pink drink!
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: Heat has got me Beat | Illustration: Lesley Scoble Hot sun has got me beatIt’s no funSmelting melting sweltering heatDripping slipping flipping sweatHot hot hot hotIs not not notWhat I want! Sweat running funnelling rivulets down my backNo where is coolAlas, alack! No room in the fridge to join…
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Under the influence of Paula Rego’s Possession at Tate Britain
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: I am off to the Paula Rego exhibition at the Tate. My sister invited me to a private view and has timed tickets for 7pm. Old Father Thames looks languid as I walk across the Millennium Bridge heading for the Art Gallery. The sun has just set. A gentle…
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Shakespeare and St George!
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: Happy 457th Birthday Will! Today is Shakespeare’s birthday! William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor, was born on April 23rd 1564* and he died April 23rd 1616** at the ripe old age of 52 (pretty good for his time!).*There is no surviving official proof of his exact birthdate…
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#World Curlew Day 2022: 1,000 year old curlew poem and my new ones.
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: Good morning New Year! My first poem of 2022 is another one of my attempts at Haiku! I apologise, but I dreamt of this one! I woke up with it in my head last night… and scribbled it down on a paper bag… perhaps it was something to do…
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What is a Wolf Moon?
Originally posted on Lesley Scoble.com: What is a Wolf Moon? It’s that moon when, the moment you see it, you gasp at its brightness and exclaim, ‘Wow! Look at the moon!’ It is a dazzling full moon, and it arrives in January. Native Americans called it Wolf Moon because it appeared at the height…
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Wren Watercolour Sketch: Day 4 #30DaysWild
In support of the The WildlifeTrusts 30 Days Wild Challenge to draw something from nature I have done a rapid watercolour sketch of the little wren. He who shall hurt the little wrenShall never be belov’d by men. William Blake Quickie blogpost If this (shorter than usual!) post leaves you wanting more! There is further…
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The Yellow JCB Dragon
Some people may be lucky enough to get serenaded below their window by a romantic. But do I? Oh no. I get a JCB road digger digging up the road for an entire week! Suffering a mental aberration I write a poem about it. Then run for the hills.
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By the the Light of a Pink Supermoon
Last night I stayed up way past my bedtime to see April’s super-moon. Here is a snap I took in the early hours of 27th of April’s Supermoon just before it came out from hiding behind a Barbican Tower. I took this shot circa 0100 hrs on the morning of 27th April 2021. Its closeness…
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