Journey of Words

Tag: Friendship

  • no Moon

    this is when I feel it mostthe air thick with mistdesiccated leavesscratching at paving slabsfine webs strung between damp bladescovering verges except where disturbedby fungi pushing through to pour out spores by the milliontonight there is no lunar distraction just railway siding lights, street lights, traffic lights, headlights, crossing lightsred lights topping off a cranea →

  • on fumes

    how long was it, a week?long enough to knowit was long enough ~ CLP 29/09/2021 →

  • on Switzerland v

    what defines our worth?our place in society?is it just money? ~ CLP 28/09/2021 →

  • owls

    we diverted into a field gatewayparked up, got out to watchthe rising Harvest Mooncreate silhouettes of Scotch Pinesmist from the marsh crept upembraced us in its chillI heard one. she whisperedjust loud enoughto give me goosebumps~ CLP 24/09/2021 →

  • on swimming

    break the cool surfacefeel it slide up your body?yes, you’re beautiful ~ CLP 21/09/2021 →

  • embroidery

    how much of these reels remainstretched so long in our wakewe lose the golden threads in twilightcatching only rare glintssnagged by sunsetstrung over hills hazed by evening mistthat fogs the vales we negotiatedthrough ill-lit phases of many moonswhen we lay awakeeach hearing lone minutes unspoolwe cannot prevent this cord running outbut have we enough in →

  • delicious

    unsalted butter runningbetween hard-set bubbles of toasted sourdough breadhot crumbs in the corner of your mouthtang of ginger jam on your tonguei could eat eat eat you too ~ CLP 18/09/2021 →

  • on need

    it cannot be foundthrough the bottom of a glassfor love nor money ~ CLP 18/09/2021 →

  • on time

    those tiny thorns torecute as kitten teethsharp as fish hooksdrew blood that slender stem resistedslim as a grass bladestrong as barbed wireresistant that bud closed tightfirm as a fistlocked safe-shutblossomed ~ CLP 17/09/2021 →

  • From Leeds

    enjoying the green space by the cathedralspire pricking the blue autumn skystopping me, now a local, to askwould you take some pictures pleasefirst alone, then with my friendlandscape then portraitmobile then iPadwe’re going home tomorrowto the other city of woolthe one of the hanging sheep ~ CLP 16/09/2021 →