Tag Archives: robin

AUTUMN

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Wind moans in the eaves,a dead shrew on wet bricks.Paths soaked with sodden leaves. Autumn is up to its old tricks. Cold gusts and shafts of sudden sun,birds and clouds migrate the sky,Summer’s visitors leaving one by one. Better to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle | Tagged autumn, birds, die, leaves, migrate, old lungs, old pains, robin, shrew, summer's visitors, wind | Leave a comment

IN AND OUT OF WINDOWS

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Universal Octopus

“In and out the windowsas we have done before.” Moving in and out of beingstopping just this side of seeing,in and out of life they pass,kestrel, robin, spider, mouse.Each their special shapes they wear,striving on from here to there.From here … Continue reading →

Posted in Blondin | Tagged being, Blondin, education, kestrel, laughing, leaf, Life, new day, robin, Time, tree, weeping, windows, you and me | Leave a comment

EVERYDAY LIFE (DYING NORMALLY)

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Going out there is no othercoming back there is no trace.As Eternity comes nearer-clearer,the brackets themselves have a smaller place. Meeting in a far-off futureyou will not recognise my facebut will turn away to your then-close familyin your then-dear corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Blondin | Tagged acorn, April, Blondin, bluebell, eternity, gorse, infinite space, no other, oak, primrose, robin, wild garlic | Leave a comment

ROBIN

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Universal Octopus

First year robin sits inside a tree shaped by a storm, lives on its wits, sings through closed beak, plays hide and seek and looks at me. I am neither kestrel nor worm and so an object of mild curiosity. … Continue reading →