poetry
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Arousal of Life
It wasn’t just the dolphins.However wonder lusting we were about them. It wasn’t just the puffins. However much they performed their adorable cuteness. It was the space between. From Dolphins just of the harbourTo the island. There was time. Time… Continue reading
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The Dice.
The Gods throw the dice and how do you respond?When numbers don’t fall your wayHow do you respond When the numbers fall outside the linesOf what you thought.Of what you controlled.Of what you planned. Because. The Gods don’t care. The… Continue reading
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The First Note
A Participative Imagining Pause with me. In the breath. Imagine with me. In the moment. Let’s go somewhere. Lets wonder. Lets travel to the place where the question unanswerable lingers in the soul. feel this with me: Which two things… Continue reading
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Eat, Train, Love (Part 6)
Frankfurt, Bruges and Back (14 – 16th May) Since I finished the last part. I realised that I really only gave Frankfurt the afterglow of my day in Prague. A destination picked just to break up the journey from Prague… Continue reading
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Come out of the Edges.
Come out from the edges. Where it was comfortable for so long. Stand on the edge no more. Shadow wanderer. Scared edge dweller. Find respite in the borderlands no more. Resist the call. Resist fragility. For now, is your moment.… Continue reading
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The Candle.
I paused and lit a candle. Meetings over, Emails done, Groceries unpacked, Head thoughts in a variety of places Cup of tea made And in the cool grey of the cloudy afternoon light I walked slowly to the bookshelf Took… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 