Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • On Nights

    While we slide to sleep Others haunted by nightmares Work on regardless . n.b. For my son, my brother, my niece and all the others working NHS night shifts, tonight and every night. CLP 2nd May 2020 Read more

  • Day 45

    In a game of peek-a-boo, the Sun intermittently skips through the day behind cloud banks. By evening, the sky is clear and the garden is flooded with gold. The recent rain has done its work and the grasses, trees, flowers, herbs have all drawn strength from the dampened soil. Their increase in turgor pressure irons Read more

  • On Saturday

    Blends with Friday night Here now; forgotten ’til dawn Bite this cherry – twice! . CLP 02/5/2020 Read more

  • On Friday

    Strange days become weeks Calendar page turns again What of tomorrow? . CLP 01/05/2020 Read more

  • On Time

    Love those age-scored lines History in the making A life being lived . CLP 01/05/2020 Read more

  • Day 44

    The sunlight of recent weeks has been a boon, but these darker days are more in tune with the current mood. Are they reflective of it, or the cause of the recent shift in humour? I realise that the lowering clouds, the loss of the greater space beyond, is matched by the thickening of leaves Read more