Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • on snow

    look across the lakeeven through the hazeon the mountains of Franceyou’ll see gutters lined with snoweven in Junehow long it can lastnobody knows~ n.b. When the snow’s finally gone, how long before the streams run dry? CLP 09/06/2025 Read more

  • Ghosts

    It takes years for them to take formFrom memories confused with memoriesA head-scarf, the style of hairA coat, a manner of talkingA snatch of laughterThe balance when walkingThrough the market stallsOn the air, a scentA melodyWhen night takes hold its betterWhere they inhabit is not so clearIn shadows casts by street lightIn restaurant cornersAnd closed Read more

  • on Ukraine

    In 1948, Steinbeck in A Russian Journal wrote of the Ukrainian people:They spoke anxiously of war, they had so much of it.Our towns are destroyed alreadywhat more can it do?We will defend ourselvesin the snowand in the forestsand in the fieldsWhat was a moment in historyis now a way of lifeWhat is the prizethese invaders Read more

  • on Ukraine

    Punch, counter-punchStab, thrust, bombAll the mothers knowLottery of life and deathHolds them at knife-pointIs this the final dice rollOr just another false dawnA fake news dayEdging then along until they hearThe boy’s key in the lockOr the postie’s fateful knock~ n.b. And so it goes on, more vicious by the day, more so by night. Read more

  • the city

    From the steps of City HallOne can seeOur Glorious DeadThe market placeThe banksThe castleThat’s how it rollsIn a kingdom~ CLP 30/05/2025 Read more

  • on cricket

    did you do your bestbetween the umpire’s call “Play”and his last of “Time”?~n.b. A game in which individuals contribute their best efforts to the team, as time permits; very much as in life itself. CLP 28/05/2025 Read more