A few lines for a pretty morning

I saw that view this morning ….and thought this

Julie Dee

Sep 05, 2022

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The maze of a daisy strives for the sky

Mustard dab smearing my eiderdown eye

Clouds loll as dishcloths that mopped up the spill

Of the last broth of night from the belly of hill

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2 years ago · 8 likes · 5 comments · Julie Dee

Sep 5, 2022·edited Sep 5, 2022Author

“A few lines for a pretty morning” just thought, I bet that sounds like something Gove would say, doesn’t it?😂

I suppose I could’ve said ‘napkins’ instead of ‘dishcloths’. More eloquent perhaps….but they reminded me of scratty, owd, grey dishcloths instead, intruding on the beauty, so dishcloths it is I’m afraid 😂

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A few lines for a pretty morning

I saw that view this morning ….and thought this

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