Author: Colin Slater – artist
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Miss You
Oh, Vienna An ongoing memento…….. In Graben A beautiful voiceSinging in a crowded streetWith dark, closed, blind eyes Time stilled, lost in songIgnored by walking talkers– but not by us 25.7.08
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Other Side of the World
Behind the Iron Curtain in Leningrad & Moscow April 1986 Witnessing a worldBehind an Iron CurtainShutters shut. Blinds down Entrance permittedBut with movements restrictedSuspicion abounds Cold, grey, colourlessMonochrome. SepiatoneSpectrum hand-me-down * A first impression of Russia – Welcome to Leningrad Late night arrivalBlack sky, glist’ning snow – floodlightsA chill in the air Airport receptionMachine guns…
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When in Rome
Roman Holiday 27.12.02 – 3.1.03 Like Hepburn and Peck It’s our ‘Roman Holiday’ Second honeymoon trek! * Speaking with gestures And an operatic tongue – Italiano! * Time to do nothing It’s ‘dolce far niente’ – Delicious idleness! * Rome Kerb Drill Firstly, find a Nun Wait close by her right hand side Don’t cross…
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Worth the Wait
Catching Breath in Venice 8 – 10.1.06 Learning from a Master A daunting prospect Following giant footsteps And reputation Walking in a dream And looking through Turner’s eyes With captivation * Drowning in adjectives! Incomparable Majestic, ethereal Unbelievable Irreplaceable Mystical, sensational Unforgettable! * Looking back at Canaletto They’re inaccurate But entirely convincing. Paintings come alive!…
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A Thousand Trees
Epping Forest Corporation of London Christmas Card Commission 2001 & 02 Centuries of leaves In a cathedral of trees Carpeted with breeze * Alone in a crowd Light dim. A face peers out From a crumpled skin * Ticker tape welcome Confetti fluttering like Pennies from Heaven * Rockin’ and Rollin’ Arms raised, Hallelujah’in Tall,…
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Under the Bridge
Warmington Underpass Mural June – Sept 2007 ‘Nene Valley News’ – 23 October 2007 ‘Nene Valley Living’ – December 2007 A605 Underpass by Warmington Mill, Eaglethorpe, Warmington PE8 6TJ
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Going Underground
Warmington Underpass Mural June – Sept 2007 A605 Underpass by Warmington Mill, Eaglethorpe, Warmington PE8 6TJ
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Off the Wall
Patience is a Virtue – Part 3 ‘Evolve’ – The magazine for Friends of Coventry University – Autumn 2012 (p30) The full ‘Evolve’ interview & ‘Patience is a Virtue’ project Diary The Media Archive for Central England http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-21061978-lanchester-degree-project Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/AAA02/01/S0655