Marbles

Here is a bowl of marbles

I take a marble from the bowl

The same marble I have selected

For the last seventy-two days

I roll it between fingers

Marvelling at its smoothness

The swirl of green and blue

That cuts through its mass

Reminding me of planet earth

It sooths my soul

To contemplate its beauty

Its simplicity and structure

She says

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Attrition

Sat here thinking

with chaos all around…

In this together,

family and friends,

some for

some against.

All affected

by the outcome.

All committed.

Sat here thinking

with chaos all around…

Europe needs us.

Allies need us

to face this thing

together and united

for our futures

and our children’s futures.

Sat here ...

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