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IV. RANNOCH, BY GLENCOE
by T. S. Eliot Here the crow starves, here the patient stagBreeds for the rifle. Between the soft moorAnd the soft sky, scarcely roomTo leap or soar. Substance crumbles, in the thin airMoon cold or moon hot. The road winds inListlessness of ancient war,Langour of broken steel,Clamour of confused wrong, aptIn silence. Memory is strongBeyond the…
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Summertime in Lisbon
Such a lovely city. Lisbon, Portugal, 11 july 2023
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Country Fair
A very long drivefor an impressive fair of live stockand lively people
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Sunrise, sunrise
The stalks lost their leaves, mostly. Caught the sunrise: the sun broke out from behind the clouds. Warmly dressed, I woke up, too.
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Thank you
It’s an impressive local custom to adopt a grave of one of the 9,000 soldiers buried or in the memorial wall at the entrance. There’s a long waiting list, but neither the graves, nor I myself were in a hurry. After a wait, I was humbled to be elected. The American war cemetery is always…
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At the tattoo parlour
Bless Alan and Lyn – such kind folks. Alan’s really talented and can be found at South Side Tattoo in Valkenburg, a pittoresk place (perhaps too much so) in the South of the Netherlands, close to Maastricht. Find Alan on Facebook here.
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Streets of Maastricht
Plein 1992 is a reminder of the European treaty. That treaty is also remembered by the flags in the nearby roundabout.
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Dirk Maassen
Such a humble man, creating his own piano music without any frills, only chills.Find his music on spotify and his sheet music and concerts here.
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