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Personal Effects
I cleared my things From our bedroom Except the cuff links On your bedside table They weren’t mine . CLP 23/09/2019 →
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Impartial
Is it Balmoral of me to sit here As neutral as Switzerland during the World Wars Accumulating wealth Whilst the United Kingdom Is asset stripped by Austerity Subjecting my subjects To increasing poverty? . I would not like to Buckingham the trend By intervening in such a way Other than to maintain the status quo →
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On Memory
Cluttered to rafters Where to keep all the new stuff? Something has to give . n.b. How does one keep track of a lifetime’s experience? What is retained, what forgot? What is important; what not? Memories of long ago can resurface at the slightest prompt. These can be matters one had not held consciously for →
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Equinox – Autumn
Thickened by the tired air Sticky with ripened fruit Slow, pitch black, distorted, stretched Beyond recognition These shadows of ours Run out Black rivers Bleeding the last of summer’s heat From our veins Onto the misted ground Into the thin air of autumn Warmth no longer from within We become reptilian Bask on the cool →
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On the Bank
Copy to learn fast Why is this frowned on in school? We are social . n.b. Fascinating to watch the swan family this morning. One of the parents started preening before being the cygnets, who followed the example, except one youngster who continued feeding. Eventually all six of the family stood up on the bank →
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On a Family Outing
Early start today We’ll stop for breakfast en route Dad leads, Mum follows . n.b. “Thanks Dad, but Mum does most of the leading most days…except when you think we are going on a day out.” says Mum. . CLP 19/09/19 →
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On the Line (II)
Steel rails abandoned While cars and trucks clog out towns Totally pointless . CLP 18/09/2019 →
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On the Millstream
Flicker reflected Electric blue blur flashes Seen or imagined? . n.b. The iridescent colours of the kingfisher are so vivid that the mind struggles to register whether it has actually been seen. So bright the blue, so fast the flight of this agile bird against the greens of the river and bank sides, its fleeting →
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On the Lawn
Almost luminous Football of fungi there for picking Fresh as a daisy . n.b. https://www.wildfooduk.com/articles/the-puffballs/ Easy to spot, edible and can be prepared for the table in a variety of ways. Tasty free food. Photograph of halved puffball by kind permission of BTW. CLP 16/09/2019 →
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On the Marsh
Neatly bundled reeds Cut to length, left out to dry Thatch; grown in Norfolk n.b. About 90% of thatching material used in the UK is imported. The renewable roofing material, best suited to the temperate climate of these islands, is that which is grown here in the same environment as the buildings it will sit →
Journey of Words 