Tag Archives: drought

The Dark Pool ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

They stumbled upon a pool A dead pool, stagnant. Striving to breathe, Bereft of the elixir of life. Cascading stream fell silent The day avarice ate the woods Paths around it closed in support Rocks reiterate man’s ruse. Continue reading … Continue reading

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Drought #midnighthaiku

A long hot summer Drink the lifeblood of the land Draining it dry Wide shores to greensward Transforming desecration Lake to rivulet Greed ignoring need Blind to Nature’s warning laughs Empties the chalice Exposing the depths Drowned villages re-emerge Giving … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog ~ Who ate the garden (and the prawns…)?

It’s about time. She does hog this thing, doesn’t she? It is ages since she’s let me write anything. Mind you, it has been waaay to hot to do anything except flop, chase balls and keep the garden free of … Continue reading

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Tenacity #midnighthaiku

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Sere #midnighthaiku

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Signs – #writephoto – Michael at Morpethroad

The signs were all there but ignored by most except for Gus who sat in the front bar of the Stags Skull, his crazed eyes focused on something far away. Every so often he’d make a proclamation. “We’ll all be … Continue reading

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Cracked by Kim Blades #writephoto

The parched earth opens its heart in supplication to the pregnant clouds above, the fragile eggshell jaggered and empty, Continue reading: Cracked  | kim

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Arid #midnighthaiku

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