Monthly Archives: February 2013

the candle

Posted on February 24, 2013 by hirsutemal

    I’ve just rediscovered these two drafts, dating back to January 1991 – I still can’t decide which draft I prefer!                                                            THE CANDLE (Version II)   A patterned globe of wax emits a subtle fragrance.   The … Continue reading →

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on the road to the isles

Posted on February 8, 2013 by hirsutemal

ON THE ROAD TO THE ISLES   Numbed by this alien terrain, where truth spells a montony of rain, we ride entombed   towards our Shangri-La.   Each fresh horizon taunts the tired eye, echoes the fretful sense   of … Continue reading →

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One for Richard

Posted on February 5, 2013 by hirsutemal

with the positive identification of the car park skeleton it seemed an appropriate time to re-publish this poem!   MISSION BETRAYED [Redemore 22 August 1485]   Misjudged by many of my peers, betrayed by those in whom I placed my … Continue reading →

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