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Gratitude
In the garden, in the trees, the birds are chirping. Our car breaks down and we are stranded, but the birds are chirping. The fridge-freezer failed us – again, still the birds are chirping. Some seeds won’t germinate, no matter what I do and the birds keep chirping. We have food in our bellies and…
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Tree Orchestra
Background: When I was a student many many years ago, I was in the student accommodation of the town hospital. It was a dark night and the weather wasn’t great. As I looked out of my window, watching the trees outside the following short poem sprang to mind. This is one I’ve turned into what…
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Announcing Poetry Corner
Wait! Hear me out and don’t let the word put you off – give it a try, you might surprise yourself. As well as the usual sorts of articles I’ve been posting here, I’ve decided to have a small patch on the blog just for poetry of some sorts. Don’t panic – I’m not talking…
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For Robert Burns
An Ode tae my Kefir grains… For Burns Day this year, I put a short video on Youtube of me saying the following wee ditty I wrote in honour of my kefir grains. You can find the video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/qRP4dmnrMxs?feature=share The written version: Ma braw wee beasties oan ma kitchen counter, Fu’ o a’ the…
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