Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • on time

    temperature dropcounter-measures introducedslow tick-tock of clock ~ n.b. Chilling in front of a fire. CLP 17/12/2022 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    rockets from Russiadecimate generationsreturn to Stone Age ~ n.b. Unspeakable. CLP 16/12/2022 Read more

  • on light

    brilliant citycannot obscure Martian redshine in Moon’s absence CLP 16/12/2022 Read more

  • on time

    we scraped snow off lineskicked the ball through heavy flakesplayed as if still kids ~ n.b. Such fun to be able to run and slide about chasing a football for an hour, even when the air temperature is less than zero. CLP 15/12/2022 Read more

  • on ice

    I fell through, aged fivechest deep, my sister in tooburied memories ~ n.b. Sadness as old as winter itself, children falling through ice while playing, excited by the magic ice promises. I cannot imagine the inconsolable grief the parents must be experiencing. CLP 14/12/2022 Read more

  • on Oregon

    we wake to good newsdeath sentences commutedsunlight breaks through cloud ~ n.b. More killing cannot lead to less killing. Oregon Governor, Kate Brown, has used her executive power to turn all current death sentences in the state’s prisons to life sentences. “Justise is not advanced by taking a life.” she believes. Amen to that. CLP Read more