Tag Archives: wind

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

THE SEASON

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Universal Octopus

The season slidesto wind and showersand sharp hot sun(for rare half-hours)and all the worldlays waste its powerspursuing what it cannot own. Then mists and fogs and hazy sunriseships’ dull horns and lazy gull cries. Now blazing heat(bone dry pails)sandy feetsingle … Continue reading →

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THE 1944 EDUCATION ACT

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Universal Octopus

Leaves blowingin a windthat has no origin(and no destination). Shadows fallingon an ancient wall(fall and fade). Still the childrenwatch the shadows fall.And learn and learnand learnto name them all(before they fade). Handsreaching fingertipstowards a distant,uncomprehending moon;clutching in frustration(shattering its reflectionin … Continue reading →