Journey of Words

Tag: Climate Breakdown

  • On Rain

    thick dark soup of sky ladles out downpour dollops brook a bubbling broth ~ CLP 28/06/2021 →

  • TOMORROW’S NEWS TODAY

    will be much like yesterday’s not so different from that to be disseminated the day after tomorrow . World’s Biggest Rabbit still stolen very old Greek man still awaits burial . Pyroclastic clouds over St Vincent as La Soufrière fumes . latest football results different combinations same names reconfigured numbers keep population happy with games →

  • Not Venice (Yet)

    Let us not pretend virus is only problem time to regrow fins ~ CLP 07/04/2021 →

  • On 2020

    Memorable year One I would rather forget Finally ends here ~ CLP 31/12/2020 →

  • On Storm Bella

    She crashes ashore Lashes us with her fury Rivers become seas ~ CLP 27/12/2020 →

  • On Numbers 4

    Storm Eta we wait For you to complete your dance Before you spool east ~ n.b. This Category 4 hurricane has caused considerable damage in Nicaragua and is now moving towards Cuba and then onto the east coast of the USA. While the results of the USA presidential election are being clarified, something more powerful →

  • On Numbers 1.36

    Pursuit of the ¥en Or something more, or much less? Whither goes Japan? ~ n.b. Population growth and over population is a topic of current concern as a levelling off in the global number of homo sapiens is now predicted over the next generation or so. Japan’s current government is considering funding IVF treatment for →

  • On Barley Yields in Norfolk, 2020

    Without rains of spring Fibrous, malnourished ripe crop Heads of brewers’ droop ~ n.b. The beer industry may have to turn to farmers in Europe for grain, but OH! the UK has left the EU and talks are not going well. Noses missing from faces! Not a good look. Another good reason to wear a →

  • The Englishman’s Castle

    Concentrated pile Fortified, gated, moated Easily besieged . n.b. Pull up the drawbridge and await fate. Castles became obsolete once knowledge of gunpowder, originating in China, spread worldwide. With the power that came with this knowledge so widely distributed, new ways of living had to be found that were more cooperative, more inclusive and resulted →

  • Westerly

    Fast runs the West Wind Clouds straggle, trees pulled east Umbrellas useless . n.b. Wrap up. Storm Dennis gathers strength as it approaches land. “Umbrella” is rooted in Latin and the word for shade. This should make it clear that this implement is more of a shade than a shield. It is suitable for light →