Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • Chasm

    All chaos before Super-imposed male order Chaos after all . CLP 15/05/2020 →

  • Memory, forget I dream

    All becomes vivid Fantastic fables now form Tapestries of truth . CLP 15th May, 2020 →

  • Day 58

    The cowslips have finally given up the ghost. Their yellow petals have faded, vibrancy lost, they wilt. Job done. In the woodland at the foot of the heath, on the slope of the hill, bracken ferns are beginning to unfurl. Sprouting strong from below the past year’s brown litter, the firm green shoots, follow a →

  • Day 57

    Rain drops lightly patter down onto the back of my jacket. I pause and turn to see if much more rain is coming. I see a complete rainbow. The few spots of rain cease. The rainbow fades. Choosing to wear gloves, a waterproof jacket and long trousers for my walk was a good decision. A →

  • Memory or dream, I forget

    Again find myself In kaleidoscopic film show Never the same twice . CLP 13/05/2020 →

  • I dream, forget memory

    Better to become lost In artificiality Than reality? . CLP 14/05/2020 →

  • Dream or memory, I forget

    Aware of wiggles Warmth of your back on my front Tickles and giggles . CLP 13/05/2020 →

  • Day 56

    In the garden a hole in the ground, sealed to hold enough water to form a small pond, now has two water iris plants and some marsh marigolds in an earthenware flowerpot. Some old bricks set in the water keep the lip of the pot above the surface. Some large stones give some character in →

  • Uncaged Birds

    From that moment, when his shadow fell we children ran amok, mouthing our repressed pain in shouts betrayed so young by hope of better times now held fast on a nightmare journey of frustrations, compounded over bitter years in one long-drawn slow, silent scream . n.b. Stealing from a prompt based on Maya Angelou’s poem →

  • Shepherdess

    Through mountain pastures She guides her flock to fresh grass Clover, ‘cups, ‘lions . n.b. Photograph by kind permission of BTW . CLP 12/05/2020 →