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24th July 2013 – day lily

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Liz Terry

It opens up its bright orange heart for just one day. Desperately, it beckons insects in before its life expires. Next to it, another bud grows fat, ready to resume the quest.

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9th March 2013 – afternoon tea for charity

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Liz Terry

A red tablecloth transforms our everyday table, which is soon groaning with cakes of every size and flavour. Friends arrive to drink tea and eat the fruits of my labour. I think of all the people, near and far, who … Continue reading →

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10th February 2013 – leaf

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Liz Terry

Cut off from its body, it still blooms green. The veins that carried life to its heart continue to rise, full and ready. But in one corner the whiteness of death begins to crawl and curl, as nature’s recycling begins.

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