• on the bench

    we sat and watchedcommon darter watching uswarmth of autumn sun ~ CLP 27/10/2021 Read more

  • on competition

    going nowhere fast?there is an alternativeto the free market ~ n.b. How can it be free when it’s costing the Earth? ~ CLP 26/10/2021 Read more

  • on the edge of town

    fearful of darknessblinded to lunar beautywe stumble through night ~ CLP 26/10/2021 Read more

  • digger blues

    big yellow machinewith extendable armbig yellow machinewith extendable armcaterpillar tracksaudible reverse alarm big yellow machinedoing valuable workbig yellow machinedoing valuable workdigging up concretelevelling off all the dirt big yellow machinestarts at eight o’clockbig yellow machinestarts at eight o’clockoutside my windownoisier than morning birdsong ~ n.b. It was a late finish last night, the prompt arrival Read more

  • what a hoot

    it’s been reported that scientists(those men and womenwho observe, record, theorise and test)that birds (perhaps owls)who live by rivers of noise(take the M62,choke chain of The North)have upped the volume of their callsto make themselves heard(when hailing the dawn, or calling up nightor impressing potential mates)here a soon to be gone wood, a curtain(about to Read more

  • on Friday night

    with dance macabrewe laugh at the masque of deathplay Russian roulette ~ n.b. What on Earth is going on? CLP 23/10/2021 Read more