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fly

by Ian Whiteley

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fly

 

a haphazard weaving

of unclear intention

the drone of annoyance

the beating of

full spectrum wings

the tap

                tap

                                tap

                                                tap

of attempt after attempt

to get through the glass

of the window

and reach the free domain

of the out there

 

the buzz

       ...

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Tuesday 19th May 2020 4:07 pm

napowrimo2018   day 19   off topic   fly   similar positions   lockdown   observing   annoyance   trapped   irritable

The Small Things

by Ian Whiteley

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The Small Things

 

A pinecone from a Bavarian forest

A small rock from a glacier in Alberta

A round pebble from a Jamaican beach

A strip of bark from a tree in Wakefield

 

These are the places touched

The places that have touched

 

A love letter from a pretty girl

A toy bat-mobile from a friend now lost

A medal given to you by your father

A charm bracelet wor...

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Sunday 19th April 2020 2:41 pm

napowrimo2020   day 19   collection   momentos   walking archive   memories

AmericaZ

by Ian Whiteley

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AmericaZ

 

America -

big

corporate

demigod.

 

Enlisting

fear,

generating

homophobia,

infringing

justice,

killing

liberties.

 

Manipulating

nationalistic

opinion.

 

Perniciously

quenching

radical,

subjective,

thoughts.

 

Ugly,

venomous

Whitehouse -

xenophobia

your

zeitgeist,

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Friday 19th April 2019 11:51 am

NaPoWriMo 2019   day 19   abecedarian   trump   usa

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