• on waking

    another morningnot enough hours to enjoyall I’ve been blessed with ~ n.b. Starting with a heartbeat. In fond memory of Moira. CLP 27/11/2021

  • Normal

    November has been mild, againwe’re not used to the cold anymorethis is how it should behow it always was beforeI said that the leaves had more colourdropped sooner, quicker, more completelythan last yearmy friend couldn’t rememberwho would?normal is just what we’re used to nownot what went beforewe older ones recallpicking blackberries after schoolwhen summer stretched

  • Apogee

    we can’t get much further awayfrom the summer solsticegrasses tickling your shinssun pink face, a few frecklesbut it’s good to be herewith winter encroachingwith your smilebright as buttercupsyour kisses delicateas sweet pea flowers ~ CLP 18/11/2021

  • interlude

    cogs and wheels spinningbirdsong, silence of kestrelnot thinking for now ~ n.b. Thank you SO for planning the route this morning. I put my gears into motion, put my mind into neutral. Phew! CLP 13/11/2021

  • on mist

    clouding boundariesunsettling settling of doubtssoftening edges ~ CLP 11/11/2021

  • on morning

    too soon in my viewnight slipped off without askingstealing dreams of you ~ CLP 07/11/2021

  • Visitation

    Look outside x x the text message instructed Heavens! An angel ~ n.b. Do you ever think you are living in a dream? She kissed me, but I am still not sure if this actually happened. I couldn’t have made it up, could I? ~ CLP 05/11/2021

  • Oyster

    A hotel in a small town at the foot of the Jura mountains, a small town just stretching over the frontier, a frontier that drew a line between domesticity at home and adventure abroad. With Christmas over and the sparkling street lighting gathered in for the foreseeable future, the worst of the weather arrived. Snow

  • on faith

    fair weather friendshipsnever survive passing stormssunshine after rain ~ CLP 01/11/2021

  • Malta

    The wedding was held late on the Saturday afternoon. The church bright from the low sun beating through the open west door, was a place of calm reflection as the guests waited for the bride’s arrival. A wedding held after the bulk of the day has been spent by attendees swimming and sunbathing, followed by