APAD 12: One (Or More) For The Birds
One (Or More) For The BirdsThere’s an apricot tree in a front yardbetter be quickthere are only a few fruit leftand they will be gone tomorrowIt’s rubbish day and up and down the streetall the bins are out   some display their contentsfor sharp-beaked dumpster-divers...APAD 11: I’m Watching You
I’m Watching You I am a kewpie dollwith lashes long and fullI am a hiding catand you can’t see me stillI am a tiny robotwith vision set to killI am a gum tree flowercall me what you willAPAD 10: Gorn swimmin’
Gorn swimmin’iAt the end of me workin’ dayI stops at the beachditches me bootsand the rest of me clobber’cause the sea is me joyiiWhen he was youngerbefore he was too oldhe’d take us to the beachnot that he’d ever swimhe’d rest on his stick-to-fold-out-seat...At the Dog Beach
At the Dog Beach On the broad ankle-to-knee shallowwomen tuck skirts into knickersmen clasp thongs behind their backschildren skip and splashdogs stop        and gotwist and splashgreet and fleeOn the far edge beyond the wreckwhere the sea floor drops awayand the...APAD 8: On the Train
On the TrainThree teen boys open the door from inside, then loudly call for gratitude from the gorgeous girl who enters. At her non-response, they swaggerin body and voicepast where she sits,then on to the next carriageOne frequent travellercalls each...From Facebook
After the day, comes the sky. #wonder
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Fyansford Paper Mill. So many layers of time and well worth a wander. @fyansfordpapermill #wonder
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