what's over the ridge?

what's over the ridge?
lakes, orks, valley villages?
we're here in the sun

excess yet hollow

excess yet hollow
so humble martyred full
thus later birth myth

distressed french school desk

distressed french school desk
old real beautiful; loves loved
open, writes daily

so lucky so glad

so lucky so glad

neighbours friends family one love

so hard so simple

i believe in point

i believe in point
purgatory here positive
glimmers of sense joy

do as be done by

do as be done by
when tired stressed happy now
be filled and love love

i feel hurt cross sad

i feel hurt cross sad
so help others be happy
think on mandela

home. feet on landing

home. feet on landing.
space ours fortune free being.
potentials here and now

The Meditator's Handbook by David Fontana

bought half life ago
so glad i'm using it now
interfish as like

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snoozed a while in wood

snoozed a while in wood
moss for pillow, rock for feet
gnarled oaks parasol

autumn sun dartmoor

autumn sun dartmoor
highlands bracken leaves endless
orange worth the mists

don't need drugs because

don't need drugs because
you can cut a cabbage, see
learn to look right here

dark and cold in pines

dark and cold in pines
go further in - calm, no wind
stop - see mountain, blue

 

ancient cross looks drunk

ancient cross looks drunk
swaying dancing weathered wild
alone in glory

 

big sky country. ours.

big sky country. ours.
get in it even when cold.

especially when cold.

 

 

dogs shouting and quads

dogs shouting and quads
round em up and bring em down:
lovely lush lowlands

 

countless acorns lie

countless acorns lie
their roots emerging potent
trampled on and yet

stone ivy beauty door

stone ivy beauty door

which we can open! it's real!

clear water inside

 

 

 

endless bosoms soft

endless bosoms soft
where i spin slowly inwards
inwards round to out

great granite needed

great granite needed
to enfold delicately
to enable sky

rowan tree is old

rowan tree is old
its clapper bridge way older
its moor more fresh still

stone circle so old

stone circle so old
back to jesus and again

focus here in vast

vast emptiness full

vast emptiness full
have focus so all comes in
and all goes out, warm

may my balding head

may my balding head
and mistakes hardships and sins
be like autumn trees

be safe and happy

be safe and happy
my lovely says each day straight
metta practice too

great big lump in bed

great big lump in bed
she climbed in and held my wails
always her child blessed

they can spy on all

they can spy on all
they can kill us all
we will all know peace, can now

lye coconut neem

lye; coconut, neem
lavender, neroli oils
leave in nest then cut

golden plovers call

golden plovers call
we follow in mist their swoops
home to cat's red thrush

high up on hill top

high up on hill top

was big man truly tempted?

seems harder down there

two minutes! ten! more!

two minutes! ten! more!

be. breathe orange. works meet grace

then flow through out round

go to wildest spot

go to wildest spot

try not to draw think talk snap

just be there again

guy in hardware shop

guy in hardware shop
such a cheery warm good egg
may i be just that

gorgeous glow orange

gorgeous glow orange
anger anxiety angst
breathe full, out through feet

i learned to walk well

i learned to walk well
excited i paced a plank
it snapped. splash stopped me

boatmen's sweet idyll

boatmen's sweet idyll?

darting dodgems jumping gulps

such strains to stay still!

as most mindful jains

as most mindful jains
i cannot help but hurt life.
but i'm not mindful

mizzly moorland

mizzly moorland
bracken heather turning brown
magical tonic

A History of the World by Andrew Marr

must reread reread
awesome scope, nuggets well told
caused stroke? obliged sir

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my hands are here now

my hands are here now
for me where the kingdom's at
learn to hold and sculpt

we must expect less

we must expect less
there will be less more and more
yet less is more. dark

sun shines on big eyes

sun shines on big eyes
they watch me as they mate tight
i pass through their gate

no camera when swam

no camera when swam.
inversions for submersions,
cooler clearer now

circle to centre

circle to centre
spin stand see feel be beyond
temple everywhere

i'm not smiling cos

i'm not smiling cos
hollow body mind spirit
but please smile at me

bells of mindfulness

bells of mindfulness
phone, bill, noise, road rage, pain, bird
triggers practice. wows

feel wretched dead old

feel wretched, dead, old.
you find, hold, make tea towel hat,
play me attenborough

fern shines on toadstoool

fern shines on toadstool
beautiful magic ancient
haiku say nothing

orange light through crown

orange light through crown
splash through veins, breathe out through feet

meditation walk

lap clink gurgle lap

lap clink gurgle lap
soporific seagull squawks
soul phase estuary

deep natural harbour

deep natural harbour
pleasure boating, old ships fixed
young blood watch from digs

under a mushroom

under a mushroom
a raindrop, heather flower
sprawling me, trying

trees below like kale

trees below like kale
moorland yonder baby slugs
here mount olympus

on honeybag tor

on honeybag tor
thrilled as promised by ian
back to bonehill down

monster wave coming

monster wave coming
no good swimming, treading ground
dive deep into it

loch through wide windows

loch through wide windows
sweet transatlantic sessions
folk live there to play

teignside shepherd's hut

teignside shepherd's hut
in most glorious garden
write well there lady

gurnard good yet cheap

gurnard good yet cheap
fennel ginger pepper soy
foil bake. vin blanc

future fine / full doomed

future fine / full doomed
1. neither 2. old riposte:
act for love, your peace

joanna the mad

joanna the mad
married philip the handsome
begat emperor

attention dissolved

attention dissolved
as it is. relaxed. healing
love full body scan

oldest pound in land

oldest pound in land
water. love it by hulls hulks.
from forebears. in blood

Breaking Bad - Remember My Name

crystal meth cancer
sad heroes desert family
so much more to see
on Netflix

Moo Man - The Movie

he knows loves his cows
toils innovates dies with them
bless you dear moo man

been off work six months

been off work six months
haven't achieved anything
except gratitude

mains all taps always

mains all taps always
each drop gets back to ocean
open tap fill cup

on silent phone watch

on silent phone watch
raindrops plop on buddha's face
forget stars outside

tiny triptych thing

i.
crevice gorge cove sand
sunset glowing going sky
giving soul good death

ii.
bluebells bubbling brook
delightful dawn hot shower
receiving baby

iii.
field of swedes at noon
mid-ocean cloud daily grind
heavenly fullness

enjoy brambles slow

enjoy brambles slow
catch falling berries. no effort.
leave rest to ripen

chronic fatigue shit

chronic fatigue shit
keeps coming back might always
float with floater fool

try benefits scum

try benefits scum
bad luck in birth childhood life
don't want it need it

africans sing health

africans sing health
charity turns up volume
dance off h.i.v.

gods carved in wheat grains

gods carved in wheat grains
worship not idolatry
best in museum

the kingdom's at hand

the kingdom's at hand
end of arms to touch feel make
here now not there then

let diaphragm down

let diaphragm down
sing dive ask meditate scream
ego down. fill up

hollow legs dead tears

hollow legs dead tears
in my guesthouse such love comes
thank you mariegold

the way not ticket

the way not ticket
truth not madness life not bling
definite not sole

it's alll to shearr forrrr

"it's alll to shearr forrr..
it's dorset's neil woolacott.."
ten lambs, rock glory

can't always reach top

can't always reach top
spoke with shepherd and his dog
happy to be here

first time donkey's years

first time donkey's years
a priest with loving kindness
spilt tears prayed with oil

jean-baptiste yourself!

jean-baptiste yourself!
cool off refresh enliven
feel the flow let go

devonshire ice cream

devonshire icecream
with my kindest girl true dream
fingle bridge heaven

st john's here feels high

st john's here feels high
new and old space and windows
violin minored

infuriated

infuriated
stomp. graveyard. death. end or next
exhilarated

what's it all about?

what's it all about?
well old boy hard to say but
learning to know love

engaged buddhist great

engaged buddhist great
loose socks jerky walking med
lovely to follow

our parliament spoke

our parliament spoke
they thought listened cared said no
first time watched and proud

chagford country sale

chagford country sale
folk really call and nod like that!
shetland ten guineas

swimming in the teign

swimming in the teign
sun speckled back on trees whose
leaves begin to fall

sorry you can't sleep

sorry you can't sleep
noise beyond walls we can't change
or irritation

through slatted shutters

through slatted shutters
fresher morning from forest
birdsong leafy hues

back then humans could

back then humans could
raise food make things tell stories
all by themselves. now

gate through to common

gate through to common
where cricket tonks and vistas
and sun hovers low

pint of matthew thanks

pint of matthew thanks
perpetual fire best beermoor
perfect sunday stride

measurement malfunction mini croissants

nuff butter to puff
roll thin triangles brush bake
serve with coffee tunes

much life to cricket

much life to cricket
pleasant chat excitement calm
hammock days he's out

castle built from tea

castle built from tea
julius drew loved the view
but best down in gorge

boulders of dartmoor

boulders of dartmoor
gorged streams, moss lanes, fields, tors
wildly strewn beauty

  

here's hearty happies

here's hearty happies
it's in giving we receive
more lives if needed

sound: bees breeze car far

sound: bees breeze car far
feel: warm cool grass eyebright earth
energy: gone come

rousing good news true

rousing good news true
lovely place and people poor
can't find be the change

mountain shore hedge snooze

mountain shore hedge snooze
illness dance castle shrine death
wild borders bounty

please don't talk at me

please don't talk at me
with is good or to if sought
never at not that

new life still pregnant

new life still pregnant
scape and scope of land and home
may it nestle grow

baby gurgle dreams

baby gurgle dreams
good life good death such presence
joyous passing felt

The Time Traveller's Guide To Medieval England by Ian Mortimer

best history ever
mad awful glorious life
just as real as now
book's website

blue wings flutter by

blue wings flutter by

and arc of orange under

and once wiggly thing

listen warring tribes

listen warring tribes
moses jesus the prophet
hear their words not yours

this ain't a haiku

this ain't a haiku
but this is too good all round
to stand alone. go!

threw into waves

threw into waves
pebble with my anger passed
to pummel like prayer

how much do we plot

how much do we plot
like courtiers and queens of old?
plot not lest thy plot

flour salt yeast water

flour salt yeast water
knead lovingly and let rise
oldest ways again

these haikuishes

these haikuishes
may be passioned pious piss
always now and then

Paradox Child by Jane Yates

mundane and magic
pitt rivers, romance, dogs, deaths
dyslexic dreams dream
Amazon only

illness can be friend

illness can be friend
makes you stop unwind and be
be friends don't rely

love it in shallows

love it in shallows
border land whence we crawled out
or just cos warm clear

An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington

genius writing
seven wonders silly scenes
belly laughed out loud
try oxfam bookshop online

whistle while you work

whistle while you work
jolly lovely la la la
but if there's abuse

is that bush burning?

is that bush burning?
no it's the sunset stupid
yes it's (the) divine

love pigs and bangers

love pigs and bangers
well mutually inclusive
think about both right

bee working flowers

bee working flowers
or syrian, transsexual,
my neighbour. feel it

love this common weed

love this common weed
pineappler than pineapple
if only to smell

right thoughts words actions

right thoughts words actions
another way: mindfulness
aware remember

shit hay chickshit chit

shit hay chickshit chit
in leave hose. pluck out big uns
be permaculture

if you wouldn't do

if you wouldn't do
don't expect another to
one plus one is two

headache from wanting

headache from wanting
too many choices can't decide
repeat the lord's prayer

great wait for wee king

great wait for wee king
lightning celebrations screams
but what he says does

cycling summer lane

cycling summer lane
hedge hay hot hallelujah
can make your own breeze

lay outside all night

lay outside all night
watched satellites move for me
and stars moving me

would you push to nuke?

would you push to nuke?
i'd rather kim came maimed killed
me mine. so disarm

give me dear angel

give me dear angel
all your lady time pains please
it's my turn my love

elderflower fizz

elderflower fizz
find tree add things stir smell leave
savour swig easy

 



 



suncream on white ears

suncream on white ears
captain cat shuns us eats goes
sorry mum and dad

such gorgeous light in

such gorgeous light in
merlin's vast serpentine cave
magic through not of

purple grass knee high

purple grass knee high
recently soon short mud greens
enjoy all bounties

energy medicine

energy medicine
tap bend sun earth march stir feel
weird and wonderful

shower shite, tin bath

shower shite, tin bath
grumpy. yet we have water
hate to be pious

sun swim sand and then

sun swim sand and then
beethoven's ninth fourth movement
joy with waves lapping

storms and bluest bliss

storms and bluest bliss
ancient traders earls and us
arthur if you need

turquoise cornish breeze

turquoise cornish breeze
seaweed tumbles, kid happy
loll in lush lagoon

josquin in hammock

josquin in hammock
so warm with breezes blissful
wish mave could share this

oil and gas service

"oil and gas service
e.c. merrett ltd."
hard near limit. boom

what if christian means

what if christian means
follow jesus' way truths life
zip? good news all round?

damselflies courting

damselflies courting
ducklings ducking, popping up
rude boys in the sun

rolling the wicket

rolling the wicket
alf n alf cider, my girl
what about war there?

live in village like

live in village like
often be in wilderness
grow herbs, folk, bees, self

pea pods with daddy

pea pods with daddy
first memory lovely lucky
each act could be that

since phil died back then

since phil died back then
wanted to live usefully
feel that more but less

moor murmurations

moor murmurations
twenty five ponies running
sheep calves cows stopping

sitting by a fire

sitting by a fire
with mandolins and squeezebox
on straw bales of course

skinny dipping late

skinny dipping late
not i this time, just laughing
tumbling in the mists

thirty-five today

thirty-five today
this life so far: bits slowly
haikus: lots quickly