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Trafalgar History
Trafalgar History (21 October 1805) The Franco-Spanish fleet sailed South, From oldCadizsailed out; Sailed out to history. Englandwas waiting for them there; Nelson was waiting near; Waiting for history. TrafalgarBaywas where they met; Trafalgar where they fought; Trafalgar: history!. […]
Antigone and Hæmon
Antigone and Hæmon Her blind, self-mutilated, misconstrued, Unfortunate fraternal father dead, Faithful Antigone returned toThebes. She found her sibling Polynices slain, With brother Eteocles, for the crown, And left to rot upon the field. Her heart Compelled their burial, despite Creon’s Decree; and for […]
Katabatic Kuchina
Katabatic Kuchina This raw wind roars and buffets me with rough And scornful blows from unseen vantage-points. Exposed, out on a Western hill, I have Nowhere to hide from these insulting knocks, But must endure until I can achieve Some place of shelter from […]
The Wreck of the Pelican
The Wreck of the Pelican One day the Pelican FromBristolharbour ran, Bound for the shores of tropicAfrica. Aboard her there were ten, (Four women and six men), Who journeyed with her; each a passenger. The weather, then, was calm; The breeze a salt-tanged balm Wafting the grimy […]
Fourteen Eighty Five
Fourteen Eighty Five – [I] (Monday 22nd August) This was the Year of the Red and the White. Red blood and white flesh but the signs to tell How Roses red and white had come to blow In bloody conflict in bleak Redmoors marsh; With red ambitions, white ideals involved […]