
caught on fresh buds
jewels refract glint of light
supplicant flowers
~
n.b. In England, as Spain, rain is becoming a rare commodity. A joy to feel it fall, fresh on skin.
CLP 28/03/2023
Liberté, Égalité, Humanité
caught on fresh buds
jewels refract glint of light
supplicant flowers
~
n.b. In England, as Spain, rain is becoming a rare commodity. A joy to feel it fall, fresh on skin.
CLP 28/03/2023
looming in shadows
another month presses in
don't let it crush me
~
n.b. One day at a time, please, one day.
CLP 27/03/2023
years ago we met
you couldn't find the right key
now, you play them all
~
n.b. Fantastic to regularly hear new music from https://contradusk.bandcamp.com/album/piano-selections-2015-2018
This link will take you to a retrospective collection of Michael’s own piano pieces.
CLP 26/03/2023
recruitment drive posters
repeated lies in Moscow
swap son for a box
~
n.b. All recruitment campaigns for armed forces show healthy, fit, young people, looking confident; money, fun, patriotism, (death, killing and being seriously maimed are in the unwritten small print).
CLP 26/03/2023
breakers of blossom
crash over grey slate rooftops
rising tide of spring
~
CLP 25/03/2023
air soft as petals
white, yellow, pink, now red
floral procession
~
n.b. Carpets of snow drops, followed by primroses, above us cherry blossom, now quince in this hedge; bluebells shimmering in woodland next.
CLP 25/03/2023
window open to night
light retreats over hillcrest
lone blackbird's lament
CLP 24/03/2023
held by golden thread
improvised quilted patchwork
stitches unravel
~
n.b. What is this ‘planned’?
CLP 24/03/2023
wake me up before
mad rush of morning enjoy
heat of the moment
~
n.b. Sol y café. !Perfecto!
CLP 23/03/2023
afternoon walkers
enjoy last warmth of the day
life's ageless pleasure
~
CLP 23/03/2023