A good view, Lawrence. Had not heard of a stonechat but now I know, & there it is, doing what it does...
Doug
On Dec 18, 2013, at 4:01 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> white out at some distance
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> grey-green nearer
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> the stubble-below cliffs
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> a cliff top pool
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> a temporary thing of rain
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> wonderfully blustered
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> we look in
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> leaning away from the edge
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> being pushed to
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> seeking life
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> some dirt or something
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> but there is none
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> only the moiled clay soil
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> at its base
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> a stonechat dashes
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> from grasses out into sea sky
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> returning sharply
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