• On the Surface ii

    What lies beneath your well manicured appearance? Frailty or strength? ~ n.b. I could go on about the cosmetics industry and cosmetic surgery here, but I won’t. You know the score, don’t you? ~ CLP 13th October 2020 Read more

  • Playing Now

    Every now and then I find an album that I can’t Stop playing. Repeat. ~ n.b. One in an occasional and sporadic series of posts about great music. I offer you Tame Impala, ‘The Slow Rush’. Fabulous! CLP 13/10/2020 Read more

  • On the Surface

    The first thing about plumbing is knowing water always runs downhill ~ n.b. There is plenty of profit in running a water company, but where is the incentive to fix the antiquated infrastructure when shareholders can keep taking dividends? £57bn in share of profits has been paid out since privatisation of Britain’s water utilities. My Read more

  • Off the Street

    I kept out of it Today the echoed footsteps Were not made by me ~ CLP 10/10/2020 Read more

  • On Socks

    “Don’t leave your socks on until last.” she implored him. He replied, “It’s cold. They’re staying on.” Their relationship moved Through this communication One step forward Two socks back ~ CLP 11/10/2020 Read more

  • Come Away, Now!

    The brothers shouting At each other in the street Steaming drunk One boiling, spoiling to fight Pour it all out Break it all down Smash it up ~ The elder pulls him away Looks for another bar They can stop at for another drink To slow things down. Stop. Think. ~ CLP 07/10/2020 Read more