• On Spring (iii)

    Your hair turns lighter White blossom tints cherry trees Sun shines in your voice . CLP 18/03/2020

  • On Crossing (V)

    Flames engulf trusses Spectacular show of faith When not yet across . n.b. Trusses: bridge supports. CLP 16/03/2020

  • On Crossing (IV)

    Trip trap over chasm Far bank comes into focus No time to falter . CLP 16/03/2020

  • Voluntary Closures: Government Hides from Reality

    The UK government chooses weasel words to encourage changes in behaviour without showing any sign of leadership and without taking responsibility for the population. The talk of talks with businesses ignores a simple fact, businesses are legal entities, not real people. If a firm goes into shutdown because of lost trade, or because of the

  • On Crossing (III)

    Milk and honey ahead Below crocodiles’ jaws smile Bridge smoulders nicely . CLP 16/03/2020

  • Non-contact Sport

    Only game I know In which there is no reason To touch is cricket . n.b. But if the ball makes contact, it will mark you. n.n.b. Doh! A ball bowled from a bare hand then hit in the air may be caught in a naked grasp. So a risk… n.n.n.b. Someone had cut the

  • On Crossing (II)

    Will all this be used? Just thread-bare necessities No baggage excess . CLP 16/03/2020

  • On Crossing

    Here it is at last Steep-walled canyon, fierce torrent Fabled narrow bridge . CLP 16/03/2020

  • Er hem! Cough! Excuse me?

    Now we hear the bleating International businesses whine Help us governments of the world! No problem Speak to the low tax nations Where you launder your money See how Gibraltar, Malta and the Cayman Islands will profit you now! . n.b. Time to nationalise a few essential services? Just a thought. CLP 16/03/2020

  • On Spring (ii)

    Flowers thrown open Sun pours in, loosens pollen Air fills with mystery . CLP 16/03/2020