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Day 764 – There was a house (Hopkirk)
Our poet today, Colin Hopkirk, sees that once there was a house. It could have been in Palestine. Or in Israel. There was a family – where are they now in this new year of continuing war? It is Day 764 of the Daily Poems. There was a house with a little landan outbuilding… Continue reading
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Day 763 – Natasiya’s song (McLellan)
In this new month of a new year, Russia’s criminal assault on Ukraine rumbles on. Our poet Aoife McClellan sees poor Mad Nastasiya, dancing among the ashes of the dead. It is Day 763 of the Daily Poems. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 1,046 days. Nastasiya’s song They call me Mad Nastasiya,… Continue reading
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Day 762 – The wind has shifted (Hopkirk)
Day 762 of the Daily Poems, we’re just four days into the new year, and the dashboard symbol says ICE. There’s frost on the ground, and our poet Colin Hopkirk feels a shift in the wind. The wind has shifted The wind has shiftedNorth the dashboard symbolsays ICE a night fox barksits sharpened cough in… Continue reading
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Day 761 – Bonfire (Plewes)
Our poet Jenna Plewes piles the debris of the old year onto the bonfire, on this frozen morn. Day 761 of the Daily Poems Bonfire Inside,firelight flickers,logs blaze.Outside,the ground is holding its breathtrees are black silhouettesagainst a frozen sky. Birds round as powder puffsrummage through leaf littersearching for food,cattle, motionlesssteam like kettles. Smoke from the… Continue reading
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Day 760 – Kalends (Clark)
Kalends is the first day of every month in the Roman calendar, the start of a new lunar phase. Today is the second day of January, the Day 760 of the Daily Poems, and our poet Fiona Clark steps forward once again to see Kalends clear away the glitter of Christmas. Kalends The Kalends of Januaryenters… Continue reading