{"id":611,"date":"2013-12-15T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=611"},"modified":"2013-12-15T14:05:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T14:05:52","slug":"the-alpine-diaries-of-captain-john-hudson-purcell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/15\/the-alpine-diaries-of-captain-john-hudson-purcell\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alpine Diaries of Captain John Hudson Purcell"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could write that the rapid red butterflies were still on wing bringing colour to this autumn lane.<\/p>\n

But this is untrue<\/p>\n

The wind is getting colder and these insects and their splendid colours have vanished without trace<\/p>\n

It is time for a heavier coat I fear<\/p>\n

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You were working on my self portrait<\/p>\n

When the paints ran dry<\/p>\n

I have purchased some more<\/p>\n

Please use only vermilion<\/p>\n

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When the boats with the grey sails pass your house<\/p>\n

I have a desire be aboard<\/p>\n

When aboard and sailing away I regret my departure<\/p>\n

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An American writer wrote of the sounds of the<\/p>\n

Whip-Poor-Wills<\/p>\n

I have never seen or heard this bird<\/p>\n

But I do breed Cuckoos<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I once knew of a pregnant mermaid<\/p>\n

Who joined a church<\/p>\n

When the child was born<\/p>\n

She would often leave it with the elders<\/p>\n

When she went fishing<\/p>\n

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I cannot paint these wild moors<\/p>\n

As I have lost your amber necklace<\/p>\n

Amber is a mysterious subject<\/p>\n

And not easily discussed<\/p>\n

You have always disputed this <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

When the seasons change colour<\/p>\n

I always close my eyes<\/p>\n

As I cannot bear loss<\/p>\n

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I could write that the rapid red butterflies were still on wing bringing colour to this autumn lane. But this is untrue The wind is getting colder and these insects and their splendid colours have vanished without trace It is time for a heavier coat I fear   You were working on my self portrait […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}