• On the Air

    Picture this magic Able to see you and speak I have missed you, son . n.b. Live on a hand-held screen from 5,116 miles away. This is miraculous. . CLP 24/03/2020 Read more

  • On the Heath

    Still hung on that fence After a week Quietly cured in sun and wind Desiccated deer Provides for the more fortunate Nothing wasted by fox or badger . n.b. I will spare you the picture. . CLP 24/03/2020 Read more

  • On the Bedside Table

    So many books rest Read me next! No, it’s my turn! This better be good . n.b. “For later” is now. . CLP 24/03/2020 Read more

  • Day 6

    Sat on the front doorstep, mug of tea to hand, the cool breeze is worth enduring for the joy of sun on my face. I listen to the birds, a buzzard’s cry easily distinguished above them all. No traffic, no aircraft. All that can be heard are these birds in song. Later a dog down Read more

  • On Time

    Stay awake. Awake! Fearful sleep steals precious hours Tomorrow’s dawn looms . CLP 24/03/2020 Read more

  • On Settling

    Hunter? Gatherer? For butterfly, dragonfly Movement essential . n.b. Saw a red admiral this morning as I sat on the front doorstep drinking a mug of tea. CLP 23/02/2020 Read more