Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • on peace

    don’t say you’re surprisedhow many will be murderedcelebrating peace~ CLP 16/01/2025 →

  • on peace

    ceasefire brings weepingcould this be the end of it?four days to stay safe~ n.b. Let us pray that everyone can stay out of the line of fire until 19th January. As the ceasefire is agreed, why not stop the shooting and bombing immediately? CLP 15/01/2025 →

  • on heat

    after ten or so days of frosta rise in temperatureyet the boating lake still icedfor it takes time to thawbut thaw it will~n.b. As glaciers and polar ice are doing so, day by day.I was interested to see this on a day when gloves were not wholly necessary, the water still frozen, taking a while →

  • on Ukraine

    Which is the wayOut of this war?The politicians now askAt last admittingThe killing must stop~ CLP 13/01/2025 →

  • on the turn

    After the freezeDarkness comes laterThere’s softness to airBirdsong less harshA hazel with budsSome crocus leavesSnowdrops swing lightlyBesides daffodil shootsA string of molehillsFrom freshly turned earth~ CLP 13/01/2025 →

  • on ice

    Thin lightThrough thin treesGrown in thin soilCold handsIn thin glovesStones skimmedAcross thin ice~n.b. Chilly here at the moment. CLP. 12/01/2025 →

  • on ice

    bright green shoots emergefrom iced arboreal littergoldfinches chitter~ n.b. A day of brilliant sunshine to lift the spirits after loss and accompanying sadness. As an aside, is the attentive robin a messenger from a much loved soul? CLP 07/01/2025 →

  • on time

    how our shared hours fleeminutes drag in your absencetomorrow distant~n.b. ‘See you tomorrow!’ said in cheery prospect, becomes a tortuous crawl to sunrise. CLP 05/01/2025 →

  • on the roof

    starlight sparkled slatesturn white at breaking of dawntentative gull settles~ CLP 02/01/2025 →

  • on the calendar

    TodayThe FirstAnother clean sheetBut if not nowNot soonIt will be another yearGone ~ n.b. Life’s cycle becomes increasingly apparent. CLP 01/01/2025 →