"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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