David Betterton Miscellany

“Everything has already been thought and said: we can at best express it in different forms.” - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist.

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Monday, 13 October 2025

Envy Redeemed

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  An Allegorical Poem in Three Movements THE ARGUMENT The Poet, musing on the torment of envy, conceives it as a fallen spirit, self-con...
Sunday, 27 July 2025

A Kelling Memory

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  Autumn and winter days at our cottage in Kelling were marked occasionally by the arrival of guests of the Kelling estate. These guests - p...
Saturday, 19 July 2025

Tracks: A Revision after a Decade

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  The tracks hold signs of wisdom planted Full deep in the way. Here a flame Burns and flickers, flickers, burns And lights rocks ...
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