THE OLD POND...about to jump into 2013...frogs will come...

 

 

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NINE FOTOS for CAROLE LESLIE on NEW YEAR'S EVE MORN

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2013

 

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MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



BIG MAC - 2013

i did not get sucked-in to Christmas-Day Dietary-Excesses this year. In fact, y'day was the first day of my intended MacDougall(BIG MAC)-inspired New-Year's-Day-Diet. Don't worry, no humans, other than myself, were harmed by this decision! : one of the perks of living a near hermit-like existence!

i gave away the mozarella and the feta cheeses. i gave away the Indian pakoras, bhajis and samosas. And i gave away the too-rich "homoss", even tho' it was organic. i felt lighter and healthier at one fell stroke.

So, once again, after a two-month hiatus, i return to a highly acceptable, almost 100%, plant-based, low-fat, whole-foods diet. Am allowing for a little vegan irreverence. Tho whenever i do stray, it is never very far.

And remember - DISEASES rarely run in families..DIETS do!!! Treat the family to a "BIG MAC" diet in 2013!!! Eat greens & grains, salads & vegetables, fruits & seeds. Any other vegan food should be of condiment proportions. Do not add or cook with fats or oils. Do the best you can. It is not all-or-nothing. But if you cheat twice a week, that is 100 times per year!!! YOUR VERY GOOD HEALTH...and A HAPPY NEW YEAR. XXX

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5 POEMS - JANUARY 2005

1.
tearing down road
at break-neck speed
a blackbird

2.
must be getting old
even in dream
couldn't stiffen
for girl

3.
starlings gathered
on railway-sidings
dried grass-seeds

4.
weathered garden-shed
looks so right
no need to paint anew

5.
sitting zazen
mouth waters
thoughts of smoked tofu

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(These poems were first seen on Kris Hemensley's "poetry & ideas" blog - posted on August 26, 2007. i have now slightly revised them. "weathered garden shed" was also published by Phyllis Walsh, in her magazine, "Hummingbird")

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SOME LINES

 FINE LINES

 about

face & mouth

 softest outline

of

heart

&

belly

&

breast

 

&

lips

that smile

a welcome

to

that kiss

all moulded by

the hand

that writes

of this.

 

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(Weymouth - 11/12/11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACE TO FACE

2 girls

kiss good-bye

@ Bridport bus-stop

hearts stop

briefly

for 2 kisses

1 with lips to nose

1 with lips to chin

face-to-face

Mahakashyapa

@ Vulture Peak

i would twirl a flower

for

french kisses

in the street

 

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(Bridport,Dorset -10/December/2011)

 

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"LOST & FOUND" 3) A HOBGOBLIN @ "THE ILCHESTER ARMS"

3rd OCTOBER 2012 - ABBOTSBURY, DORSET, U.K.

 

 

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"LOST & FOUND" 2) - K.H. @ CORFE CASTLE

2nd OCTOBER 2012  - CORFE, DORSET, U.K.

 

 

 

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"LOST & FOUND" 1) - K.H. @ "THE WHITE STONES"

 

SEPTEMBER 30th 2012 - PORTLAND, DORSET, U.K.

 

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AFTER PREVERT

Our Father

who art in Heaven

Stay there

and we'll stay here on earth

in WEYMOUTH

which is so pretty

in the early morning

walking past NOAH'S ARK

and THE PALM HOUSE

by RADIPOLE LAKE

with its swans, coots, mallards and seagulls

gathering themselves

  for a later commotion 

 as i pass.

&

with its small avenue of trees here

surely the left-bank of The Seine

 is rivalled?

why seek for anywhere else?

Manhattan's or Hong-Kong's skyscrapers

not as high as i feel right now

even with no

 rye sourdough at THE PHOENIX BAKERY as yet

"See ya later, man"

 says Aidan Chapman

 as his all-night stint

 draws to a close

&

  it's saturday morning

& 

 the usual shop-traders

 have yet to make an appearance.

But i head for THE SWAN

by the TOWN BRIDGE

 where late-night revellers

 are having fried breakfasts & cappucino 

& i wait an age

to be served 

  double tomato juice & tabasco

while the coffee machine

 gathers enough heat & steam

&

 the bar staff take their time.

But i feel at home here

here in WEYMOUTH

with its ESPLANADE & PAVILION

its beach and PUNCH & JUDY

its HARBOUR & countless pubs

all in the lee

of THE RIDGEWAY hills

that shield us

from too much snow

 if any

in winter.

&

the old roadside graffiti sign

just a couple of miles out 

surely said it so well

of this special place

that i will not willingly leave -

"WELCOME TO THE NORTH"

...

Our Father

which art in Heaven

Stay there

and i'll stay here

in WEYMOUTH

which is so pretty...

 

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(5/Nov/2010 - 3/Dec/2012)

 

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LES BICHES for Robin H.

2 young & their

doe-eyed mother

blonde & honey-grey

pony-tails

in the breeze

almost as wild as

the mustangs

@ Cattistock

manes like

Disney animations

falling to the ground

magical creatures

LES BICHES! LES BICHES!

Near the traffic-lights

waiting for a bus

one waits and waits

as if for a life-time

then they come together

LES BICHES! LES BICHES!

Pony-tails

in the breeze.

 

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 (Weymouth - 2010/2012)

 

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THE FOLLOWING MORNING

1.
small birdsongs
start with
the heart

2.
reflection
of something
beyond the eyes

3.
streaming somewhere
like blood
maybe

4.
sun
daubs cheeks
dabs at shoulders

5.
pervasive sounds
follow
first thoughts

6.
surprised
by tears
yet elated

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Golden GOJI Hermitage - December/2012

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IN THE SPACE OF HALF AN HOUR...FROM NEWTON'S COVE...

 

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