on distance

Your correspondence
Shapes a response within me
It's as if you're here

~

CLP 03/06/2023

on time

it's crept up on us
separation stretches to
another Moonrise

~

n.b. That’s enough now.

CLP 03/06/2023

on distance

a street name conjures 
images of smiles, blue eyes
warmth of your presence

~

CLP 01/06/2023

on distance

we both see the Moon
watch the Evening Star descend
wish on shooting stars

–

n.b. Kilometres dissolve.

CLP 31/05/2023

on Ukraine

innocents murdered
becomes standard war practise
death of innocence

~

n.b. Has the war now reached Moscow, from whence it came?

CLP 31/05/2023

on Ukraine

this is the future
unmanned aerial vehicles
war without soldiers

~

n.b. Eventually, no human risk to intervention, weapons fight weapons, just civilian casualties.

Who will prevail? The belligerent with most money. Something not previously the case, as the wealthy nations don’t like to see too many of their poorer sons sacrificed. See Vietnam, Afghanistan, Suez, Iraq, Sudan.

CLP 30/05/2023

on time

'On me holidays!
He replied, 'On holiday
from what exactly?'

~

n.b. Good question.

CLP 29/05/2023

on time

Remember walking?
Sun breaking through fresh-formed leaves
Ancient paths through oaks

~

CLP 28/05/2023

on AI

something wrote haiku
human future uncertain
surge to buy tech stocks

~

n.b. Absolutely, 100% predictable, investments in technology corporations are rocketing in direct proportion to rising fears of the ability of AI to end the Anthropocene.

To be quite frank, we’re doing a pretty good job of writing ourselves into the fossil record, so maybe time something else gave running the planet a go.

Trouble is, investor people, the money will be worth nothing if there’s no one to use it.

Then again, there is plenty of the folding stuff sitting around in the pockets of those who have plenty, while millions have insufficient to live healthily, so do what you like. Money clearly isn’t for everyone.

CLP 26/05/2023

on light

despite everything
you are something quite special
breath-taking beauty

~

CLP 25/05/2023