by justin | Sep 12, 2018 | Poetry
I was camping at Hardhurst Farm in the Hope valley in the Peak District. It was a damp, misty morning. At first light I was woken by these noisy birds. I watched, bleary eyed, as they wheeled above the campsite. On sunny days the cries of Jackdaws always seem to me to...
by justin | Apr 11, 2016 | Paintings, Poetry
Bas Cuvier. Watercolour painting by Lorraine Durant (Artist website www.lorrainedurant.co.uk) Fontainebleau Boulders Rock scattered through this forest Earth scoured to the bone Mixed with pine, birch and oak Soft sand turned to hard stone Sculpted by weather Rough...
by justin | Dec 1, 2015 | Paintings, Poetry
‘My Midwinter Brook’ From solstice to solstice Such a short time it took Life flowing fast Like my midwinter brook Swirling and Scouring Shaping anew Water moulds its banks Time, me and you. Watercolour painting by Lorraine Durant (Artist...
by justin | Nov 1, 2015 | Photography, Poetry
A misty start to November. Then the sun came out. Then the singing started: A couple of poems and photos from a pleasant walk through the beautiful countryside near Tortworth, South Gloucestershire. Wonderful weather for the first day of November in the UK, once the...
by justin | Oct 19, 2015 | Paintings, Poetry
Lost on Godolphin Hill. Painting. Poem. Story. ‘Cornish Moor’ by Lorraine Durant (artist website: www.lorrainedurant.co.uk). Lost on Godolphin Hill: Ancient old mound, two views of the sea Gloom gathering fast all around Voices of men from this land now long free A...
by justin | Oct 10, 2015 | Photography, Poetry
The photo by Chad Duerksen of his cat Dobby that inspired the following poem: Dobby. The Cat. See this tiny lion that shares my life His fierce gaze that cuts like a knife Bright shining eyes pierce me deep inside He sees who I am, I have nowhere to hide He has...
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