• on water

    winter leaf litterfuels seasonal fungi growthexpose concrete bloom ~ n.b. Nice that many of Norfolk’s water towers were situated in woodland in deference to local aesthetic sensibilities. Their increased visibility after the leaf-fall sits neatly with the natural cycle of mushrooms; hence the design, I suppose. ~ CLP 03/01/2022 Read more

  • on time

    clock hands coincidealcohol, fireworks, bagpipesrelentless orbit ~ n.b. A fleeting moment in the grand scheme of things. Our solar system wheels on through the Universe, no looking back. ~ CLP 01/01/2022 Read more

  • on man

    concrete emplacementspromise mutual destructionofficial secrets ~ n.b. Cold War relics. Orfordness, Suffolk. Who knew? No surprise a nuclear power plant sprung up nearby. Sizewell C anyone? CLP 01/01/2022 Read more

  • on time

    see how fast they fallsand grains tumble from the glass leaving only light ~ n.b. Composed of stardust, we are held here for long as we are remembered, as complete and incomplete as others can recall. We become not what we think of ourselves, but what others think of us. CLP 31/12/2021 Read more

  • on colour

    everything is greywe negotiate its shadesnothing black or white ~ CLP 30/12/2021 Read more

  • on time

    a pang or a paina tired ache or under strainstill my beating heart ~ n.b. Life in this old dog yet? CLP 29/12/2021 Read more