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The Guga Stone - Study for Prologue

November 19th, 2011 Doug

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Study for Prologue

 

After all that, some sheep and Fulmars had even succeeded in getting into number 12 and fouling the place. The birds had built their nests where old men and women used to perch for hours, chatting about all that was happening in the narrow confines of the world.’

 

The extract above is reproduced by kind permission of the author. To find out more about Donald’s previous books, follow this links to view the Birlinn website.

The Guga Stone - ‘Storm-Petrel’ Work In Progress

November 9th, 2011 Doug

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Work in progress for Storm-Petrel  

The Guga Stone - ‘Macarus’ Study for the poem ‘Smallpox Epidemic 1727-29′

November 3rd, 2011 Doug

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‘Macarus’

Study for the poem ‘Smallpox Epidemic 1727-29′

 

‘Not so his father, his feathers 

damped and soaked by rain-clouds

became a shroud that downed him

till he was toppled from his heights

and found drowned 

within the sea’s depths’

 

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Peony Moon - In The Distance

November 3rd, 2011 Doug

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David Cooke’s latest poetry collection “In The Distance’, featuring my cover artwork, is the latest post on the excellent poetry blog of South African writer Michelle McGrane.

Click on this link to enjoy this and other excellent poetry features on Michelle’s superb site.

 

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Follow this link to purchase David’s poetry collection from Amazon.

Douglas Robertson ©2013