Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • ghost

    a grey shadowspirited out of dusk the figure of a womanunfamiliar to meI waved to no availshe stoodneither coming nor goingunresponsive to my gestureI returned to my workcutting back two years growththe hedge barely recognisableedges blurredI looked againwas she coming or going?the sad shape of herstill, therelight decayingas memory fadesI turned a third timeshe’d disappeared Read more

  • on Ukraine

    don’t involve your godthirty six hours ceasefire thengodlessness resumes ~ n.b. Excuse me for being cynical, eye of a needle and all that. Bit late probably, Vlad. CLP 05/01/2023 Read more

  • on light

    secondhand daylightsent via lunar surfacedusted in silver ~ n.b. Long exposure rather exaggerates the scene, but you get the ideaz CLP 05/01/2023 Read more

  • on light

    how many steps there?silver balloon floats upwardillumination ~ n.b. Tonight it won’t be dark until the Moon sets. CLP 04/01/2023 Read more

  • on time

    seasons all muddledcurious robin calls bybum barrels flit past ~ CLP 04/01/2023 Read more

  • on land

    pink sky threatens frostlife retreats beneath the turfMoon casts stark shadows ~ n.b. Great to be back under Somerset skies. CLP 02/01/2023 Read more