Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • Summertime Blues

    Is it worseWhen bad weather sets inTo be in winterOr summertimeAt least it’s expectedWhen the days are shortBut in the summerThere’s always hope ~ n.b. It was so cold out today in Suffolk that I packed up and left early and came back to the city. So cold and so wet. CLP 31/05/2024 Read more

  • Yesterday

    I was at a gig tonight and the headliner, Robert Finley told the crowd, before his last song…”Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” He added, “Nobody is guaranteed a tomorrow if.” I can honestly say I wrote yesterday’s post before I saw the show tonight. Although, it amused me that Read more

  • Tomorrow

    ‘Never put offWhat you can do today’The old saying startsI need to sleep‘Tomorrow is a new day’The optimist declaresWhich in itselfAlleviates the gloomTodayI need to sleepI have heard those so fearfulOf what tomorrow might holdThat they resist night’s pullFight wearinessCling to the last straw of todayI need to sleepUnconscious of the momentI am happy to Read more

  • on time

    There is a periodDuring which the battery keeps onClicking the mechanismTicking the tockBut has no longer the sparkTo move the clock hands onEven tu a l l yI t j u s tSto ~ CLP 20/05/2024 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    Furious they areSwiss hold onto dirty cashRather than hide it~ n.b. Russia ‘furious’ that even Switzerland has frozen Russian assets, the BBC reports. The rest of us are surprised, to say the least. A shift in attitude of the mountain folk, who have many friends in Russia. Malta, Mexico, Israel, Cyprus. Is the world changing Read more

  • Thank You

    I am very grateful to Bob Howe for being the first person to buy me a coffee via the link in the menu. It is just a one-off from an old friend who finally confessed that he has quite enjoyed reading my poems. If you would like to buy me a coffee too, it would Read more