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Observations from Ordnance Test Site 2(d)

Posted on 26 March 202425 January 2025 by Merlin Betts

Merlin Betts Second night in the Piero Lounge. Now the confirmed refuge for any wary (or weary) stranger when dusk falls grey and harsh over Nuneaton – if that stranger is sober and needs to charge multiple electrical devices. Doubtful that it’ll last with so few covers on Friday and Saturday night, but the place…

A swashbuckling tale of medieval valour

Posted on 12 January 202425 January 2025 by Merlin Betts

This article is part of a series. Find the previous article here, and overview here. Photo by Vlad Ardeleanu on Unsplash. Do any of you remember the story of Hastings Castle… ? The prototype was made of wood when William the Bastard came over from Normandy in 1066 to do his part in creating England….

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A Poem – on Surrender

Kalai Preston

Surrender to the moments around,
Supplicate to the eternal sound.
Heaven draws you ever nearer,
When you hold your soul ever dearer.

Listen to the subtle waves,
Of light dancing and be saved.
There is beauty to behold,
If you are only ever bold.

Surrender into every moment,
Realise that you too are golden.
We cannot control the world at large,
If we try our spirit goes far.

Control only your gentle response,
To what happens and not all at once.
Be the observer rather than act,
And with your soul you make a pact.

Beauty sees itself reflected,
In all others and it is dejected,
By words that purport the negative alone,
Be most positive and put down your phone.

Surrender is an act of love,
To higher forces from above,
That watch all tenderly and always hold,
That space in which you can be bold.

This section is meant for local poets. Submit your poems to info@hastings-examiner.uk. They’ll be added to our archive and eventually featured here.