you no passenger I hold my breath fearful of emergency stop
~
CLP 23/08/2021
Tag Archives: Friendship
L-plates i
signal mirrored manoeuvre
clutch, select first, slow de-clutch
now release hand-brake
~
CLP 23/08/2021
On Courage ii
facing up to fear
giving voice to suppressed truth
finding gentle words
~
n.b. For JS
CLP 22/08/2021
On Charge
once in step hands brush
blushed apologies exchanged
electrified skin
~
CLP 22/08/2021
On Courage
give voice to silence
dreams held tight mere fantasies
what is there to lose
~
CLP 21/08/2021
On the Beach
slipping on pebbles
this feels like treading water
yet gentle progress
~
CLP 18/08/2021
Oh, Iran!
victim of empires
how can you provide succour
when you’re without love
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 18/08/2021
Oh, India!
handsome elephant
what plans have you made to
bring your strength to bear
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 17/08/2021
Oh, China!
what alternatives
can you offer whilst Hong Kong’s
umbrellas protest
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 17/08/2021
Autumn ii
your irises contain
bright chestnut flames
choice of tint for your hair
so well matched
~
we sat for three hours
before we parted
I could not resist saying
your eyes are beautiful
~
the season’s first wasp
dances like a puppet at my window
moves off uncertain
where to go from here?
~
n.b. For APM
CLP 08/08/2021
