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Warpaint
De rigueur are multiple piercings
Everyone seems to sport a tattoo
We don a livery of branded goods
Yet this paraphernalia is hardly new
Are we genuine followers of fashion,
Envying next door's Mediterranean tan
Or diven by demons in our genes
That descended from Stone Age man?
Why did tattoos become so critical?
Do your lugs really need triple bangles?
Does...
Saturday 1st August 2020 11:27 am
Any town
Any town
This town was built from flint and clay
from the iron age and the God's malaise.
This Earth leaves tints of iron and bronze.
Seas, and shells, parchment gone.
This nation holds its mark on time,
not short of the sublime
mixtures of faiths and cultures,
landmarks from other timezones.
The shape of the stars
and the arc of the moon
suggest a covenant with us...
Thursday 23rd September 2010 11:41 am
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