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The surprising scales

Romany Roaming in Antrim, you must have come from good stock the skirt around you the genes coding for scraps scraps of protection from...

To the silent wilderness

With climate change, we’re pulling the envelope with plans that are too late

Rest in the silver-blue

"There's been a quantum leap technologically in our age, but unless there's another quantum leap in human relations, unless we learn to...

Prongs

This season’s voice says Mankind can’t go out So, thinking of prongs, that protrude from spheres, stops the weariness Imperfect prongs in...

Haloclines

In secret places of the world ocean are vertical differences in salinity – sources of power Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern or Indian...

Dock leaves

Flo, you are safe in the dock leaves Learning to avoid the nettles or sensing placebo effects working, in real time, are breakthroughs...

Meek receivers

When you read about meek receivers You might not care for the parallels Anyway - here goes – think……. small molecules When effectors...

Cotton

Cotton anniversaries are guiding beacons As imaginary lights show the harvesting The cracking of bolls overseen by archdeacons in the...

Vinblastine

I'm so excited to have a poem selected for the first issue of Consilience. Please check out the issue: https://www.consilience-journal.co...

Across the sea to Hastings

Here is a villanelle I wrote that has attracted some interested from a musician and an orchestra (I hope to share more news on this...

Orientation

Magnetoception helps untold organisms to navigate life Orientation of the birds Humankind does not possess this magnetic sense We try to...

Stay with me flame

You are mostly white with orange at your cone’s base You are mostly still and, by spells that are arcane and new, my muscles relax when...

A half pear

Beyond the diamond leaded glass One leaf is a half pear with a tone of apricot, yam and merigold Prominent in my field of vision A...

Fruit

I rub my wrists, being a male lemur, to produce aldehydes that smell of fruit they attract mates. I must be a dreamer! I rub my wrists,...

From a son to Smiler

Taking bouts of your lot bred peace and non-caustic laughing With smiles and unbroken heart you sent resentment packing It seemed that...

Geological eyes

Pretending geological eyes blink, time’s gradient is too steep, and lunchtime drops like a stone But, love did walk with us and it did...

Water (part two)

Watching carbon’s cycle and sediments from a shore, hearing the marine showers of detritus like gravitas These everlasting teeth,...

Long walks to school

Long walks when all weather was moderate Dreams that state and retract confederate memories, the lollipop lady and children who sang...

Errors

Trauma tarmac with no margin, unyielding Two feet in a tired mangle, one head fogs with sad presences because of selfishness Selfishness...

Belief

At the summit of cat bells I saw your soul and essence It was generous patience and supportive dignity Your help was sovereign; and...

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