angry anxious high

angry anxious high
apathetic fatigued low
now here middle poise

business meeting wow

business meeting wow
weighty stuff minds spirits meet
peace in all houses

she's so hard to milk

she's so hard to milk
long slow squeezes needed lots
great mindful practice

diaphragm down air

diaphragm down air
doors opened wind tunnel rush
life purer spirit

buddhish? christianish?

buddhish? christianish?
interfish? new quaking label
now i hope for good

low tide sharpness strange

low tide sharpness strange
warehouse tracks cranes dead or stacked
poised hot for new flow

i am a loser

i am a loser
and yet what else could i be?
all are unless filled

swing on rope swing now

swing on rope swing now
as man child being seeing
under holly beech

without fuss return

without fuss return
again to breaths sounds thoughts loops
congratulate this

in it comes it comes

in it comes it comes
blows rumbles flashes roars sods clears
in it shall come more

pigeon with small stick

pigeon with small stick
attracts absorbs tickles me
no drugs booze madness

welcome mat outside

welcome mat outside
come in even wildest worst?
so say wisest ones

poor call centre girl

poor call centre girl
guts churned chest neck tensed flight fight
peace needs new reflex

man pissed in first mosque

man pissed in first mosque
brothers clenched fists but mo said
don't stop flow could harm

with thanks to Ismail, most devout Muslim

have pain be in pain

have pain be in pain
have job to do be in job
have sex be in sex

in history now we

in history now we
milk skim churn take curds from whey
slowed down for future

feel your heel

feel your heel
landing rolling lifting slow
breeze on face at pace

notice your soft edge

notice your soft edge
as unpleasant things come and
go, just see, no fuss

oak leaves for bad tum

oak leaves for bad tum
women's wisdom wild on web
free and easy. works

watch thoughts come go come

watch thoughts come go come
might be wrong and might bring pain
training for the guests

bob, 1, fled franco

bob, 1, fled franco
plane dodged germans, jersey, 4
cellar, bristol, 5

just the smell of them

just the smell of them
elderflowers freshly picked and soaked
and all their senses

soft white roll floury

soft white roll floury
breaths in and out like eight
flour full empty

The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth

thralls macs the castel
saes gamel in ire and triewth
to mac them selfs thralls

Author's website here

leaf is life is love

leaf is life is love
growing struggling flowering gone
back to earth to grow

surfers are on it

surfers are on it
musicians artists lovers
every moment now

woke up bright this morn

woke up bright this morn
balloons rising through valley
top window's sweet view

cornflower seeds stunning

cornflower seeds stunning
right now as they are. and then!
need good tending mind

i smell woodsmoke warm

i smell woodsmoke warm
alive under the moon and
think on BP's soul

weather cock spins wild

weather cock spins wild
trees beyond dance drunkenly
melodeon here

nothing else matters

nothing else matters
lying on a path at dawn
hearing birds and trees

transplanting tommies

transplanting tommies
at the right time perfect peace
tallis scholars too

bad shit is good shit

bad shit is good shit
mucking out is working out
thoughtchange is simple

goat kicks bangs shits writhes

goat kicks bangs shits writhes
don't stand over, understand
calm now mindful calm

he's dead. gone. lost. grieved.

he's dead. gone. lost. grieved.
too late now to say sorry
not embarrassed now 

walk over lane farm

walk over lane farm
road river canal railway
wood. to icecream place 

washing on the line

washing on the line
sun and breeze drying gently
off a bit mould death

spring water flows in

spring water flows in
unless too much in the way
or i'm too high up

picked coriander

picked coriander,
wild garlic up back, lentils, 
spud. cheapest soup, best.

take field shelter dam

take field shelter dam
add feeds vaccines sire blood butts
enjoy perfect milk

kid playing on lap

kid playing on lap
then i take his manhood, trust
worse than death these bleats

blodwen's billy born!

blodwen's billy born!
april fool's only kidding
wonderful cheese fest

calmest stable thrill

calmest stable thrill
late night carrots and cocoa
watching waiting still

goat's nose is like love

goat's nose is like love
soft strong calming wakening warm
end and beginning

full moon after sun

full moon after sun
sunny sunday start of spring
full moon astonished

love these daily walks

love these daily walks
cold warm raining starry dawn
to feed and be fed

pick up first hay bales

pick up first hay bales
back to ploughman's lunch in sun
trying to live dream

do you know satish?

do you know satish?

walked with tea to big bomb guys

true green spiritual

met guy called maggot

met guy called maggot
serviced boat engine so well
no teeth no ego

justified fury

justified fury
just makes it all worse all round
unjust even worse

we must sail out there

we must sail out there
twixt bressay and south mainland
two hundred mile waves

clickimin loch broch

clickimin loch broch
dry stone wall me thick doubled
pre-christ defences?  

huge meringue foaming

huge meringue foaming
vast turquoise vastness teeming
small red boat bouncing

cold dark waiting then

cold dark waiting then
firebarrows torches light
heat song valhalla

past walls and windows

past walls and windows
violent storm whips up again
lean full into smile

bonnie wee nephew

bonnie wee nephew
may the wind fill your pockets
and smiles line your eyes

stars looping bouncing

stars looping bouncing
just other boats in madness
oil rigs if yellow

white tombolo sands

white tombolo sands
where winds wrest pictish silver
and viking squads roar

breathe with the waves slow

breathe with the waves slow
and let it out when you need
long way to shetland

our moon stars beyond

our moon stars beyond
epiphanies every night
we watch x factor