Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • City: Before Dawn

    Sleep-sticky tyres pass Wheezy breath caught on night air East wind drags up Sun . CLP 03/02/2020 →

  • Feral

    Modesty demands Clothing, bathroom protocols Street lamps dazzle moon . n.b. As a fox, adaptation to urban dwelling will come as needs require. CLP 03/02/2020 →

  • City: Monday Morning

    Don’t go. Stay, warm me Sunday night cuddles tight, but Waker’s now work-bound . CLP 03/02/2020 →

  • Obviously

    I have offered my palm Consulted the Oracle Read the runes Felt in my waters Looked into the stars Listened to the Universe But I still want it Straight From the horse’s mouth . CLP 02/02/2020 →

  • Fear of Flying

    It was time to go I stepped off the bridge Ice wind cut my cheeks Froze tears to my face I turned to speak And saw you waving From the opposite bank I waved too Happily Not drowning In the waters passing underneath . CLP 02/02/2020 →

  • Travelling Light

    When you’ve been apart Meeting up is a challenge Just take essentials . CLP 01/02/2020 →

  • From the East

    Cool pale sheet of light Shrouds our soon forgotten dreams Wakes tuneless sparrows . n.b. Tuneless or not, I love sparrows. Adaptable, hard working with a GSOH. My kind of bird. CLP 01/02/2020 →

  • Base Camp (II)

    Rules laid out; agreed What’s not tidy is hidden Until tomorrow . n.b. A bed with my sheets and covers on, after what seems like years on the move. Steady rain lulls me……… CLP 31/01/2020 →

  • Base Camp

    Drip, drop, drip, drop, drip Down beat rain drums tattoo Drip-drip drop, drop, drip . n.b. Surprisingly restful pattern to the rhythm of the overflow flowing over. Lots of heavy rain to greet the end of EU membership for the UK. CLP 31/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XXXIII)

    Sun climbs hill, blesses Cathedral, castle, city Pink cherry blossom . n.b. Lincoln: this ancient city is built on an escarpment edge above the River Witham, (which it now envelopes). To the north the land falls steadily toward the Humber Estuary; to the east the land gradually flattens toward the German Sea beyond Boston and →