The Disappearance Diaries of an Apprentice Hermit

Pilgrim: 1977-1998 07.05.2026 21:00 ↓

Pilgrim by David Swarbrick,   written in & around Langold House beneath the North Down’s Pilgrim’s Way, in Birling, Kent. For Simon & Beata, from 1977 & After.

The Summer Fortress: 1979 07.05.2026 11:14 ↓

TO RA AND REMEMBERING VERITY FORSYTH   

Elegies For My Father: 2022-2023 07.05.2026 18:53 ↓

1   PAPER BOAT      slowly   slowly   like a paper boat   turning in the wind   on a glassy pond    slowly   slowly   like a huge ship   spinning in a boundless sea   slowly   slowly   like a slurred boom   on the edge of heaven   slowly   slowly   you are going your way   I cannot reach you.   I modulate my voice   speak twice as loud;   I let you fall asleep and do not intervene I watch you slip...

The Jungle: 2024 07.05.2026 54:39 ↓

The Jungle, the Work of an Unknown Author, edited by David Swarbrick & Max de Silva.  Whether or not the original text of The Jungle included a dedication can, sadly, only be a matter of random speculation given the passage of so many hundreds of years, but for my own part, I would like to dedicate my contribution to the publication, the Preface and Notes to MM. 

Waking: 2026 07.05.2026 4:49 ↓

Written in a moment between 6.30 and 7.30 am in bed on 5th January 2026.