Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • on time

    has nothing since changed?winter night gathers homelessbeneath old timbers ~ n.b. In Exeter, these ancient buildings still offer shelter for the street dwellers during inclement weather. The central doorway here, the bed space for a handful of street people, as it must have been many times over the centuries. How advanced is this advanced society, Read more

  • on time

    return anywherenever quite what it had beenif memory’s true ~ n.b. We rely on our versions of events, people, places to negotiate each day. Confusion comes with fading memory. Understanding comes with wisdom. Truth is defined by the storytellers. CLP 26/12/2022 Read more

  • in Exeter

    Christmas lights the streetscardboard city’s residentsfeast on poverty ~ CLP 25/12/2022 Read more

  • on Dorset

    adverse weather normPuddletown, Piddletrenthidetown names tell it all ~ n.b. When clear weather, it’s lovely. When it’s wet, it can be extremely wet. Love it. Today, like a shower, I was just passing through. CLP 25/12/2025 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    Russia’s Christmas plansgifts of death, destruction, griefwe cannot forget ~ n.b. Ukraine’s Christmas festivities start from 7th January. Russian attacks on Kherson and Bakhmut are designed to spread the word that the terror continues, so our slow news holidays are filled with gloom. CLP 24/12/2022 Read more

  • on time

    ships pass red to redavoiding collision riskno coincidence ~ n.b. If you don’t take a risk you won’t get hurt. CLP 23/12/2023 Read more