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Debbie Smyth

-London

Dreaming of flying away

Palm-tree: single-legged giant,  topping other trees,  peering at the firmament –  It longs to pierce the black cloud-ceiling  and fly away, away, … – from Palm Tree by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 […]

-Kent

It wasn’t me

Margate, Kent, July 2021 This political piece is the work of kapitall GEE, an aerosol street artist based in the UK.   Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 July 2021 Enjoying street art […]
It wasn’t me

-London

2B or not 2B

Said Hamlet to Ophelia, ‘I’ll do a sketch of thee, What kind of pencil shall I use, 2B or not 2B?’ – from Hamlet by Spike Milligan LISTEN here Laurence […]
2B or not 2B

-Yorkshire

Count

A flight of 199 steps takes you up from the harbour to St Mary’s Church and Whitby Abbey, giving great views of the town and coastline. References to the steps […]

-Sweden

Trees along the city street

The trees along this city street,   Save for the traffic and the trains, Would make a sound as thin and sweet   As trees in country lanes… – from City Trees […]