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OUTHOUSE
Jonathan Shayfer
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OUTHOUSE

An outing to this outhouse is an act of kami-khazi
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WATCHER
Jonathan Shayfer
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WATCHER

Strange scene at the river; a phantom cloud and halo of light, a dark humanoid form floats into view. Watching, just watching...
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THE PEOPLE ON THE HILL
Jonathan Shayfer
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THE PEOPLE ON THE HILL

They came from far and wide at dusk, strung out desperado's and lazy dreamers, burned out wreckage and rainbow walkers...
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TAWNY
Jonathan Shayfer
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TAWNY

To wit, to woo, to fight, to split, rupture of raptors, annulments of owls, a tawny dissolution.
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SWINGS
Jonathan Shayfer
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SWINGS

Humans in freefall, round and round in endless cycles. Joyful, exuberant and free - but still in chains.
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SOLACE
Jonathan Shayfer
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SOLACE

When the vastness of the sea swallows you up and clouds are consumed by the horizon and solitaire's the only game in town.
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SENTIENT
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SENTIENT

I look into deep primeval eyes and discern a remote intelligence, a glimmer of compassion, even possibilities for...
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RELIC
Jonathan Shayfer
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RELIC

Shattered rusty remnant of a bygone era. The unrelenting wind remembers the maverick smile of Dillinger, the forlorn fate of Bonnie and Clyd
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PURPLE
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PURPLE

Through the cascade, a father tenderly holds his son in watery oblivion and aquatic semblance, strangely anchored by purple balloons.
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NO HURRY...
Jonathan Shayfer
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NO HURRY...

Peregrines cut the air with spitfire wings, Cheetahs leave the earth, fleet of foot, While the snail goes placidly amidst the noise...
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JESTER IN THE CLOUDS
Jonathan Shayfer
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JESTER IN THE CLOUDS

A celestial sky of rolling cloud; a scarlet jingled-belled jester grins slyly at a white canvas tent sprouting a cross. Is this a dream?
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IN SPIRIT
Jonathan Shayfer
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IN SPIRIT

Somebody saw my parents on a bridge where they first met and courted. They were quietly gazing at the river. But that can't be right...
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HESTER
Jonathan Shayfer
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HESTER

Paws that terrorise mice and sparrows, Paws in catfights, battles lost and won...
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HENNA
Jonathan Shayfer
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HENNA

Strange creatures, hens, with those piercing unresponsive eyes, that frilly scarlet crown and stabbing dinosaur feet...
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GRAMPS AND ME
Jonathan Shayfer
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GRAMPS AND ME

And I remember as a wee child, enraptured by the magic of the sea, the hands and smiling weather-beaten face of a time long past...
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ENDURANCE
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ENDURANCE

Kingdoms rise then fall, monuments to man's grandiose schemes, now no more than skeletal ruins. But she endures...
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CORFE
Jonathan Shayfer
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CORFE

Jagged and stark and hard, like so many dragon's teeth; impotent fury and...
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CAT NAP
Jonathan Shayfer
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CAT NAP

A slavering memory of wildebeest in flight, Hyenas shriek in Tanzanian night. Midday nap under Serengeti trees, Roar of triumph as...
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BRIDGE HOUSE
Jonathan Shayfer
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BRIDGE HOUSE

Give me your tired, your whining Poms, your coughing masses yearning to be warm. Send us your tempest tossed, hold the course steady...
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ARMOURED
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ARMOURED

Even armour piercing bullets couldn't tear reptilian shield from prehistoric aeons and the sheer power of time.
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