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From a Selsey Rooftop

I open the window to  Rustic tiled turrets and, beyond, The blowing blue sea - Breathing over them, Over me.   Distant small boats with sails Are white water butterflies On the skyline From an older time - But older is current here, A constant exhale. And everywhere, birds. Unbrushed brown sparrows, Speckled, grey gulls on rooftops, Magpies claiming the chimneys, Black gulls the beach stones - Wings Have a belonging here, A belonging to the breath, A belonging to the sea. LJ Ireton, 2023

Dandelions

It's impossible to share everything with one  person - From flowers fly Many-seeded stories Belonging to one mind - The water is hers, To him the sky Other creatures sit in silence with me And you read my words.  LJ Ireton 2023