Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • About Turn

    you know how an old fox runs?a trot-trot-trotnose forward, tail out behindtrot-trot-trotwell, watch it stopdrop its tail-brush to the floorswing round and disappearwhen it’s seen someoneof whom it’s not suretrot-trot-trotnose forward, tail out behindit panics not a jotand off the old fox goestrot-trot-trot ~ CLP 25/03/2024 Read more

  • blossom

    the ornamental garden heavy with bloomsperfume strong enough to holda presence in the easterlybumble bees’ wings silentthey drink from deep cherry wellsnubs of pollen caught on their thighspetals brighten, whiten in sunlightflashing through the broken cloudyou crane your neck nestle your nosein a garland of petalsfresh enough to hold firmto buds from whence they sproutedwe Read more

  • on truth

    war’s first casualtythere can be no dishonouradmit: I don’t know ~ n.b. Another murderous attack on the innocent. Irrespective of nationality, religion, or politics, how can anyone profit from such intended slaughter? We can trust the body count, the bereaved families, the wounded to account for their losses, but who, or what else? This is Read more

  • on time

    from the earth they comeflowers and bees read the runesfrom spring comes summer ~ CLP 22/03/2024 Read more

  • on light

    afternoon sneaks offleaving its jacket on chairjob done for the day ~ n.b. It’s that time of year when the light of day doesn’t rush off as soon as the whistle goes, but hangs about encouraging a laggardly retreat to the cave. CLP 20/03/2024 Read more

  • on trees

    cut down for the millwhere they’re mulched up, stretched, rolled outrenamed as paper ~ n.b. We forget so easily, we are part of the logging problem too. CLP 17/03/2024 Read more