Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • In My Bones

    With time they will be Even colder than today Still remains of me . CLP 18/02/2020 →

  • Ta Luv

    Thanks a fucking bunch! Ha! There’s gratitude for you Thankfulness ‘s’a gift . n.b. An interpretation of a recent psychological study suggests that brain imaging shows that those who are generous and giving, who maintain a grateful mindset, are more optimistic than those who do not and that this attitude is highlighted by particular neural →

  • Stars

    I had forgotten The magic of heaven’s lights Dancers beyond clouds . n.b. Delighted to look up tonight and be able to see the pinpricks of stars. We have had quite a few days of cloud cover of late. . CLP 18/02/2020 →

  • Venus Fly Trap

    One word, ill-judged Hair-trigger response claps shut Snaps conversation . CLP 17/02/2020 →

  • On Screen

    Don’t sit so close t’it You’ll damage your eyes! said dad He’d just been smoking . n.b. Aggressive, domineering father, picking up on his teenage daughter’s posture while reading her mobile as they sat in the queue at the health centre. The man had been outside for five minutes smoking a cigarette, which he threw →

  • On Truth

    Water-trapped air Agitated, freed, rises Bursts open in sun . CLP 17/02/2020 →

  • In Dread

    Of speaking aloud Avoidance was preferred Revealing the truth . CLP 17/02/2020 →

  • Difficult

    Life’s greatest regrets Include tasting grass elsewhere Not taking the plunge . CLP 16/02/2020 →

  • On Memory

    A tune filtered through Happy chatter, chink and drink “…holy ground once more” . n.b. The other night a song played by the Irish folk band in a bar in Southsea, from an album we listened to as children, before we had the wherewithal to buy our own, caught my brother’s attention. The Clancy Brothers →

  • Déjà vu

    Weather dial unmoved West Wind ripping up the land Here we go again . ‘Every day is like Sunday’ sang Morrissey, whereas now every Sunday is a retread of last Sunday. Do stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. . CLP 16/02/2020 →