Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • Pause

    Seventy five years Since Auschwitz gates were opened To let people out . CLP 27th January, 2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XXIII)

    Blackbirds warn of you Alarmed at your rare ascent Ominous pink sky . n.b. This excursion to the very limits of the Roman Empire, (marked by the nearby Antonine Wall), has been lived in monochrome due to almost 100% cloud cover. I miss the sunshine of England’s south coast, but am enjoying the journey, the →

  • January Road Trip (XXII)

    Wemyss Bay terminus For rail, but not yet for us Rothesay ferry waits . n.b. Cared for by the Friends of Wemyss Bay Station, (operated by the local private railway company), this architectural delight, in tune with the main concourse at Glasgow Central, was built to funnel train passengers down to the waterside for the →

  • January Road Trip (XXI)

    Truly dreadful match Football, or headball? I ask Truly dreadful match . n.b. St Mirren 0 – 0 Aberdeen CLP 26/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XX)

    Football day at last! Weather is what is on now Heavy rain, cold wind . n.b. January? Road trip?? Scotland??? Ye crazy bastards! The game kicks off at 12:30h. It’s on TV. We’re going to the match. Life is out there. . CLP 26/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XIX)

    Not many years past Since traders relied on boats Jim called them rockhoppers . n.b. Jimmy Smith, my shipmate during my time working on cross-Channel ferries in 1980, spent some years as a cook on a boat, not unlike the ‘Vital Spark’, travelling from harbour to harbour around the north of Britain. The cargo changed →

  • On the Bed

    After discussions About who steals the duvet Culprit established . n.b. In bed alone and the duvet battles continue. This leaves only one possible conclusion. Even Inspector Clouseau would solve this case. CLP 25/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XVIII)

    By lochs and mountains Below heavy cloud cover Scots live on their wits . 25/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XVII)

    Jesus Christ save us Salvador Dali got God Produced work of art . n.b. After discussion with the Pope in the early 1950s, Dali painted this amazing picture. He read about nuclear physics, which he believed to be proof of the Christian God’s existence and set to work. This masterpiece (“Christ of St John of →

  • Going Viral

    Aircraft travel fast Take us far off, bring us home With our souvenirs . CLP 25/01/2020 →