It’s late morning, GMT
My shadow precedes me as I walk north
Stretching my own length, oblivious of the headwind

A half moon, waxing towards the Paschal
Hangs faint in the western sky
While skylark diminishes into the blue

They’re my global alibi.

By McB, 26/3/26.

a long shadow of a man

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