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Terns
Crunching east on stony beach With the westerly Encouraging me to move along With uncalled for shoves to my spine Like an impatient copper Clearing an unruly popular terrace Causing me to stumble As I stagger on loose pebbles Waves tumble in Wash through shingle The rage of sea repressed By this burly bully at Read more
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On the Road xxv
On a two way street travellers often cross paths exchange kind greetings ~ n.b. Everyone has choices. Ironically, this bridge in Hoxne, Suffolk is where Danes on an excursion to Britain in CE 870, crossed paths with the Anglian king, Edmund. It didn’t turn out well for the Saxon. Besides being beatified soon after his Read more
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On Pain v
Do you remember The constant agonies Treated by endless supplies of morphine Or is all forgotten? ~ n.b. To obliterate pain through (necessary) medication do we risk also losing our memories? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326982/ ~ CLP 19/08/2020 Read more
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On Pain iv
Sent to Coventry? Enjoy peace and time alone It’s a healing place ~ n.b. If words don’t get through, why not try some non-verbal communication, e.g. hugs, kisses, nods and winks to blind horses. CLP 19/08/2020 Read more
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On the Edge
If I didn’t know that there is a pandemic I’d be paranoid ~ CLP 23/08/2020 Read more
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Malta (for Daphne)
Sliema, concretion of clubs and bars Narrow streets fleshed out by sweaty parties Below thrown up towers that block out stars They’re built on money from financial smarties, Dodgy investors in this arid rock. Roof-top infinity pools, (shallow draws by comparison to the town beach), mock The Mediterranean tide’s see-saws. ~ Across the bay in Read more
Journey of Words 