• on dawn (sparrows)

    Push Rush Swoosh BreathePush Rush Swoosh BreathePush Rush Swoosh BreatheBlackbird calling Time!Marking its territoryPush Rush Swoosh BreathePush Rush Swoosh Breatheacross the terracetwo floors downa glass door slidesplastic wheels on plastic runnerthe shallow cough of a restless smokerdesperate for fresh toxicityscrape of metal chair on balcony tilesclick of lighterexhalation of first fag draginto steel grey lightPush Read more

  • on stasis

    Silent reminderThey came, they saw, they conqueredUnelected Lords~ n.b. Know your history. Note the advertising board on bottom right of picture is for an American fast-food franchise. CLP 03/03/2025 Read more

  • on Sunday

    slow to rise todayeven frost on tiles slumbersno warmth in this sun~ CLP 02/3/2025 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    Gangster in White HouseDrones, shells, rockets hit KharkivMoscow turns the screw~n.b. Operating the world’s biggest racket, one as old as crime itself, the US President tells Ukraine to give up its mineral wealth and land in exchange for protection, otherwise things will get worse. Moscow, in on the action, gives a little demo to underline Read more

  • on time

    As I a child I wonderedWhat life was like beforeWar broke out in EuropeCricket played on village greensActors shining from silver screensTube trains, trams, omnibusesFull of people reading newsheetsEditorials and commentariesOn threat and riskThe rights and wrongsThe unlikelihood of something worseNo-one would be mad enoughTo fire the shot, to call a bluffTo cross the line, Read more

  • on time

    wind, rain, sunshine, icewild February weatherwater splashed on face~ CLP 25/02/2025 Read more