Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • Rap Unzel

    We’ve got a problem It’s getting wet down here Waters are rising People filled with fear We all have to move up to higher ground If we don’t do that We will all get drowned . Hey young man On the ground floor I’ve my own issues In fact plenty more And while that may Read more

  • Cranes Fly

    It was a call like crows But not those of crows Even on their most talkative days When whisked up by winds When they chitter and churr It was more musical than crows Deeper tones balanced by middle notes From behind the hedgerows Beyond the browned ancient oaks Low to the grey horizon A stretched Read more

  • The One Billy Goat Gruff

    Hey ugly troll Don’t eat me I am only little A bigger goat follows You’ll be better fed If you wait . Unlucky kid! I am cutting down On meat in my diet It’s healthier And helps sustainability You’ll do . CLP 01/12/2019 Read more

  • Hansel & Greta

    My little sister I am frightened I do not understand How we got here I do not know How we’ll get back . Oh little brother Just accept We are here This kitchen is too hot We must get out And bring the witch . Without her we’re all dead In a ditch . CLP Read more

  • Moon Slip

    Wearing little but a smile She slides off stage early this evening Generously leaving us The uncountable cosmic array With all the stars of the distant past And contemporary bright young things But this hurried exit is not what it seems The night threatens crystal clear cold And she doesn’t like bitter So she pursues Read more

  • Danseurs

    Not yet Christmas Engorged rivers Tug steadily at bank-side roots Drag at moorings Carry off great trunks of dead willow . Three mallards caught in an eddy Dance like Bretons A slow, rhythmic circle Passing gradually beneath the arch Spinning off downstream Oblivious to the rising flood . CLP 28/11/2019 Read more