Poems – Marli Roode http://marliroode.co.uk Author Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.7 Modal http://marliroode.co.uk/myportfolio/modal/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:46:52 +0000 http://marliroode.co.uk/?post_type=myportfoliotype&p=2951 “I should have told you today on the bridge, with pollen in my throat and a magpie in my eye. I should have looked at you and said: Stand still and see how the water runs over there, the way it trips over the edge, and rhymes with the sky.”

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]]> Flocking http://marliroode.co.uk/myportfolio/flocking/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:46:19 +0000 http://marliroode.co.uk/?post_type=myportfoliotype&p=2948 “You fold a magpie into your serviette. It struggles in your hands, squabbling with fingers to reach the gold foil on the floor. And then it is a gull that defies cliffs and the edge of the table. I want to teach a paper pigeon three words and drop it in your pocket while you’re …

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]]> I Am The Master of Low Expectations http://marliroode.co.uk/myportfolio/i-am-the-master-of-low-expectations/ Thu, 30 May 2013 15:49:38 +0000 http://wpdemo.themnific.com/pre/17/?post_type=myportfoliotype&p=2622 “I didn’t grow up in the ocean – as a matter of fact, near the ocean – I grew up in the desert. So it’s a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I particularly like it when I’m fishing. You know, sometimes when you study history, you get stuck in the past. And you …

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