Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • Historical Echo

    In writing a recent post, ‘If Music Is The Answer…’ I imagined a wandering minstrel writing protest songs who ends up killed, presumably for voicing his objections to injustices facing the common people. Today, reading Imperial Mud, The Fight for The Fens by James Boyce, I found this on p137… You can’t make this stuff Read more

  • on Saturday

    upandatem! RiseTown bound train football-fan-fullthe end is in sight ~ n.b. Ipswich Town fans making journey to the ancient port, excited by promotion prospects. Good luck to them! Proper club. CLP 04/05/2024 Read more

  • May Days

    It was fab yesterdayNobody dared complainTwo layers one too manyEven at eleven, too warmFor threeCloud cover like a duvetKept in the warmthUntil the breezeCut up roughBlew the curtain asideDragged in cold airBrought down the rain ~ CLP 03/05/2024 Read more

  • Great Minds

    Evidence clear for all to seeEyes and tongues in harmonySadly the hearing part was offIt took a strong head to disagreeAnd establish the factual truth~n.b. Group think. Easily done. Readily manipulated. See witch hunts*, religions, nationalism, ‘Free’ market ideology extremists.*This is not a metaphor for the criminal trial of The Tangerine One in NYC. It Read more

  • On the Menu

    There is quite a bit of my writing available online now. Check the menu list for Elsewhere… writing about music, football and the complete(d) ramblings of Woody & Johnny, written in collaboration with Barbara Turney With heartfelt thanks to everyone of you who reads, likes, or comments on Voyage des Mots / Journey of Words. Read more

  • Wild Garlic

    Pungent woodland trailBetween the bluebellsAnd forget-me-notsThe garlic running wildYou scrunched up two leavesOffered them to meTo roll between my palmsYou watchedMy deep inhalationOf the scented sapLeaked from the bruised vacuolesMay’s first dayWarmth, at lastA woodpecker drumming~ CLP 01/05/2024 Read more