• On la mode de nos jours

    Narcissistic days Isolation rooms for hearts Where did the “Love” go? . n.b. Open your heart to Love; look out, not in. If you love someone and they love you, there will be room for you both to blossom. Love is not a steel trap closing, but a gradual opening of windows where air and Read more

  • On St. Valentine’s Eve do you…

    Hesitate between Silence or loving gesture? Let your heart speak out . n.b. For once people, give your bloody brain a rest! It’s only once a year after all. CLP 13/02/2020 Read more

  • Crow

    Light spreads into the night First movement Swooping from the highest crown Black shiny crow Floats nonchalantly to ground Stretches wings Lands with a bounce Moves into a walk Tilts its head to have look Arrogant creature Taint of the dark What’s there to eat In Milton Park? . n.b. Mornings are noticeably getter lighter Read more

  • Fever Ship

    Voyage of a lifetime Three and a half thousand folk Unforgettable . n.b. Not your normal newsworthy cruise with an outbreak of norovirus, but now a rogue coronavirus on board, roaming between decks, seeking out the weakest. My thoughts keep returning to these unfortunate passengers, confined to their cabins, isolated on the ship, but I Read more

  • At Manningtree

    On the train To the big city It always stops at Manningtree . One of these days I must stop off To spend time taking a little look-see . I’d like to stroll along the ancient quay Sat on the bank of Suffolk’s Stour Estuary . n.b. Possible the smallest town in England. It was Read more

  • “Football? I don’t get it”

    Our talk turned to football As it would sat at “The Cricketers” In Small Heath on the hill On a February afternoon Carrying snow in the air Close to frost on the ground “I follow The Blues. Ever since my father took me along. I was twelve then, in 1954 But I like football generally Read more