I write as I wonder as I wander.

Christopher L Perry

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • Meltdown

    I could not tell you when it was But I see the moment even now She made a point of coming in 24 carat gold still on her hand Me at my desk, gladly interrupted “You can have it back. I set you free” As if I had asked for it to end Her choice… Read more

  • Oh, Where Have You Come From, My Blue-Eyed Boy?

    I come from Malmo Its low gentle farmland Mudflats by the Øresund I come from beneath the cavernous sky Of the Lincolnshire fens I come from the tops of Cork’s raging cliffs And sea-carved bays I come from coal-stained valleys that cut Through Merthyr’s coal-drained hills To Cardiff’s terraced streets I come from the Blitzed… Read more

  • Beginning and End of the Day

    Pine cones lay shut tight on the bed of soft needles that have gathered under the Scot’s Pine trees that border the rain-stained path. A grey squirrel scutters up the trunk and leaps to an adjacent branch, where it stops in frozen motion, alert to possible threat; the branch gently swaying from the weight of… Read more

  • The Groundsman’s Marriage

    It wasn’t easy (It never is) To repair the ends Between the showers Of our endless arguments But regular use of the light roller With judicious use Of the elephant’s foot And a straight edge Gave us a true surface To play on . CLP 08/04/2019 n.b. NaPoWriMo 2019 Day 8 prompt: Workplace terminology as… Read more

  • Toll

    I’ve been travelling now for a very long time “Trying to get as far away from myself as I can” Now it’s getting light; must be the end of the line . Got to get some rest, I’m past my prime I’ve been moving from town to town without any plan I’ve been travelling now… Read more

  • Adrift

    Catapulted into our pond Like a block of concrete Your failed heart Cast us away On waves that rocked our boats For seven lifetimes . CLP 04/04/2019 NaPoWriMo Day 4…you want sad? Read more