Journey of Words

Journey of Words…latest posts

  • on light

    despite everythingyou are something quite specialbreath-taking beauty ~ CLP 25/05/2023 Read more

  • on light

    Venus overwhelmedHer brilliance diminishedBy Summer’s radianceThe Moon tries to slip awayBut such a familiar faceIs too easily spottedYou’ll be backMark my words ~ CLP 24/05/2023 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    ‘Bakhmut is Gone’ nowits name remains on a mapshells have left mere shells ~ n.b. Today the New York Times shows film taken from a drone of the broken city. Three people huddled by a wall, checking whether it is safe to creep around the corner of a block, on their journey to god knows Read more

  • on light

    Life twenty or so floors upMust have some angles not appreciatedBy those habituated at ground levelLike watching the crescent Moon sinktowards the ground floorDoes it ever feel as if the Moon liesBeneath you, for example? ~ n.b. The Moon, devoid of life, full of magic and mystery. Talk me through that one. CLP 22/05/2023 Read more

  • on time

    Norfolk’s bitter windcannot deny summer’s lightthis day won’t leave us ~ n.b. Looking north-northwest after 22:00h. CLP 21/09/2023 Read more

  • on time

    eventuallyeven the headstone crumblesall is forgotten ~ CLP 20/05/2023 Read more