Journey of Words

I write as I wonder as I wander.

Christopher L Perry

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • on March

    immense struggles ‘twixtSpring’s hope and winter’s death throesclimatic combat~n.b. Today, in sunlight there was immediate warmth, but winter still wields its short sword to vicious effect. Brief, brutal hail showers punctuated the day. CLP 13/03/2025 Read more

  • Last Ditch Poetry – Book Publication

    I have been very lucky to meet some wonderful writers since I started this website in 2018. It has always been an idea of mine to share some of their work with a wider audience in some way or another. That idea has now become a reality, with the establishment of a publishing venture called… Read more

  • on Spring

    Sun’s inundationdowses ripened hawthorn budsblossom bursts open~ n.b. Gentle twist of fate, a trip to seek Spanish sunshine and warmth coincided with a change in the weather for the better in East Anglia, with that high pressure system locking in total cloud and consequent rain in Spain, mainly everywhere, not just on the plain. On… Read more

  • 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