The Moving Image

The blackbird was still

I was intrigued by its stillness

I looked away for a moment

But then it was gone

Although on looking deeper

I saw it again

Flitting from branch to branch

Suddenly quite restless

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Visually Rich

The warm sun

Through and over

The winter trees

Through my yard

Small as it is

And on through

The window

Onto this page

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Not always happy

A good night’s sleep

But not a good mood

For the morning meditation

The carry-over

From a master grieving

Touched my conscience

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I do like Mondays

Where is the equilibrium

Between sparrow and sky

Where is the imbalance

Between blackbird and spy

Is that a thrush

Which waits on the gutter

Or is it the Sainsbury’s van

With two blocks of butter

Oiled clothes collected

And put in the washing machine

Yes you’ve guessed it - Eco wash

To turn out environmentally clean

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Places that stay with you

As Nick Lowe’s song Indian Queens began

I had an instant flashback

To a vacation in Cornwall

With my eldest son

I thought about the meditation garden

Where I bought a small Acer tree

Which now stands out front

And is just coming into leaf

Maybe I should have thought

About my first holiday in Newquay

When four of us stayed in a garden shed

On our way to The Sailors Arms

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