• On the Tip of the Tongue

    There’s many a slip (often when trying not to) Betwixt lip and cup . 09/03/2019 n.b. This haiku is in the most part an old English proverb that is akin to the more popular, almost clichéd saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.” However, the lip and cup proverb has a possibly more Read more

  • On The Ocean Wave

    Tsunami builds Subterranean power Always surfaces . CLP 07/03/2019 Read more

  • On Fear

    Something unusual Slowly pulses within unseen Does The End start here? . CLP 05/03/2019 Read more

  • On The Front Page

    Through now hollow eyes Looking down on Walsall lives No questions asked. . Founded in 1868 The Walsall Observer lived a predatory existance absorbing competitors throughout its 122 year existance, until it was culled itself by its eventual and ultimate owner, Trinity Mirror. This is a conglomerate of newspaper titles, which now calls itself Reach Read more

  • On The Brink

    February closes With unseasonable warmth Dare peach buds open? . n.b. A discarded peach stone, or was it a nectarine, I cannot recall exactly, has grown into this. The warmest February on record, (states The Met Office), has led to very early sightings of blossoms, amongst other things, even swallows have been reported. Tipping point Read more

  • On Holiday

    Away in the warm Break from life’s realities Ends, as all things must . n.b. Where ever you have been, welcome back. We missed you x CLP 03/03/2019 Read more