Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • On the Threshold

    About to step out A new day, another world Close the door gently . n.b. This advice from a colleague of many years ago, whose name I do not recall, but whose face and kind words I have never forgotten. I pass them on here, admitting that it not always advice I followed when younger. →

  • Honesty Boxed

    Technological Interactions distort truth Write web of fictions . n.b. The Internet: where the truth lies. CLP 14/02/2020 →

  • Snow Drops

    Without any snow Warm, wet weather encourages Flowers to spring out . n.b. I saw first snow drops in flower today; neither early, nor late. CLP 14/01/2020 →

  • On HM the Queen

    What language is used To reinforce the old ways I’m not “My people” . n.b. A monarchy and the unelected House of Lords? How quaint? How backward. CLP 14/01/2020 →

  • Long-tailed Tits

    Long-tailed Tits Lively, chirpy birds Flit through rose thorns and brambles Browns, greys – invisible . n.b. Easier to hear than spot. CLP 14/01/2020 →

  • On Sardines

    As the net tightens Masses mobilise knowing Love can cut the mesh . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/14/sardines-pack-piazza-in-rome-for-protest-against-matteo-salvini . CLP 12/01/2020 →

  • Sleepy Beauty

    While I slept she woke And then when I woke she slept Different time zones . n.b. Distance is no barrier to friendship; just a little inconvenient at times. . CLP 12/01/2020 →

  • I Kissed A Girl

    Today’s her birthday I was five and she was too It wasn’t to be . n.b. Memory is triggered by so many random details. I recall the playground ringing to the chant, “Christopher Perry kissed….(insert name here)!” I apologise to her for being so forward. Totally unacceptable behaviour on my part. I was out of →

  • On Darts

    Aiming for the Bull? Striving for the Double Top? Double One is okay . n.b. Most games of darts played by mere mortals finish with a prolonged round of shots at the Double One bed, all other opportunities to win having been missed. . So from this I conclude it is a good idea to →

  • On Relaxation

    Important routines Maintain balance, status quo Hair down? Just cut it . n.b. We hold ourselves tight in patterns and programmes, duties and responsibilities. These may be chosen voluntarily, imposed by the life-stage we are in, or consequences of decisions and actions taken many years previously. The challenge is how to get a break from →