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Category: Coronavirus

April 1, 2020
The Keening Curlew

The Keening Curlew

A poem for our times: written on a local hike just before the lockdown.  There is hope at the end… The Keening Curlew Hail, blown by Artic Maritime wind Stings. Westmorland whitens, all sound freezes. I take shelter in a hill side lime kiln Stone cold. No fire here, all warmth has been mined. Pulling …

billmumford@cairnstones.uk

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