Weed-slithered rocks
This evokes a few childhood seaside holidays in England, hopping over seaweed-slippery rocks, to play and paddle in rock pools....
City-ravaging Odysseus
The dark side of Odysseus, the luminous hero. Capable of such delicacy, sincerity, loyalty, he is also often merciless and...
Poikilometis
Nicolson refers to this word, used to describe Odysseus, and translates it as ‘dapple-skilled, with so much woven into him...
Million-fingered responsiveness
Nicolson captures the single signal transmitted through a vast flock of geese, yielding a 'million-fingered responsiveness'.
'They are...
Tweed-coloured coast
An aptly named colour for a Scottish coast, and why wouldn't the tweed-weavers take their palettes from the landscapes around...
Rain-glazed grass
This makes me think of the freshness after a downpour, the drops glistening on the pointed leaves of the lawn....
The proprieties of the puffin
Sociable and lovable, puffins have elaborate rituals, like chaps gathered around a fireplace to smoke postprandial cigars in 1908.
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Thick-pelted richness
Lovely notion, a frog-hopping place, cosy and dense with goodness, not to mention harbouring secrets. See also this meadow's...
Food-rich water
Here's to hoping the future will see the ocean still full of food-rich water.
'Its dredger-bucket mouth agape...
The long history of the tablet
I like when ancient things reappear in modern contexts. At an airport, you can see dozens of people tapping away...
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