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On a Duck’s Back
Light as water drops That spill from well-preened feathers Your words hurt me not CLP 23/03/2019 →
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On the March
Where has this month gone? I’ve not got used to writing Twenty Nineteen yet! . p.s. What is this cruel trick? I have so many things still to do and this is my 60th year. Time to catch my breath, learn to breathe and slow things down. If I do, will my remaining days pass →
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On the Floor
At last, the last dance Fumbled requests, mute replies Music slow, hearts frantic . n.b. Remember the youth club, or school disco? Nightmare scenario. Boys on one side of the hall, girls dancing around handbags. Then, with just a few minutes before the lights would go up, the DJ would put on something like “Nights →
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On the Boards
All highly strung But no pre-show nerves or stage fright Perfectly attuned . p.s. Pelsall Sports & Social Club hold a folk music evening every Thursday. In the public bar behind there is football on TV, darts and snooker. The live music show was by far the more popular. Last night the Jigantics! CLP 15/03/2019 →
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On the Field
Man versus Nature Blades of steel v. blades of grass Cricket’s the winner . n.b. The smell of cut grass releases various plant chemicals into the air. They signal the start of the English cricket season, even though there are weeks to the first coin toss and the first delivery. In the picture above the →
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On the Money
Coin found in the mouth Ferry man gets his fare dues No one goes Scot free. . n.b. You pay your money and take your choice. No going back. Time travels in one direction. CLP 13/03/2019 →
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On the River
Jerome K Jerome Was born in a Walsall home A book that he wrote Was “Three Men In A Boat” It’s not as funny as the UK’s farcical approach to the EU and the Treaty of Rome. . n.b. No footnote required. CLP 12/03/2019 →
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On Spring (i)
Come stay awhile here Drink nectar collect pollen But tarry not long n.b. Where are the bees and hover flies? So often mistaken for wasps, who serve an equally important function at summer’s end, these insects have a vital part to play. See how early flowering plants display to attract the pollinators who may be tempted →
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On the Wind
Into chests and throats Cold-hearted, cuts, stabs, slices Iced in a blue void . n.b. It was remarked on Saturday evening that there were plenty of police on duty for a football match in south-east London, while families are fearful that sons and daughters are being murdered in parks and in the streets elsewhere in →
Journey of Words 