• on dawn

    cross the Friendship bridgewitness to the rising Sunlight is still with us~ CLP 10/08/2024

  • On Nagasaki

    Do not forget thisthriving city foreverscarred in but a flash~n.b. And on the Third Day after Hiroshima, someone thought Nagasaki should be razed to the ground too. Who? Why? Really? Were two A-bombs really necessary?In history, the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on 9th August 1945, is barely mentioned, yet it suffered the full horror of

  • on reflection

    We cannot be allTo each other but pray we’lldiscover what fits~ CLP 08/08/2024

  • on the cusp

    does the see-saw ever sitperfectly balancedbetween land and sky? ~ CLP 06/08/2024

  • on conversation

    please listen to menot every word comes easymy voice is hidden ~ n.b. On a day of joy and love, at a wedding, filled with many wonderful conversations, at least one will stay with me for the rest of my life. Journalist for Ability Today, Khaleel Chima, told me about his vital work assessing powerchair

  • forsooth

    we know of absencehow imagination workson our fickle heartsof contemptibledangers from knowing too wellthe ever-presentof enticements feltfrom across the running brookfound in fresh pastureof the rolling stoneunable to gather mosson how many roadsof the empty shelfbar the yet unread volumethat can’t read itselfof uneven pathswhere getting lost is betterthan reverting to dust~ CLP 02/08/2024

  • on skin

    sun, rain, wind, moonshinebrighter, happier, healthylaying on of hands ~ CLP 31/07/2024

  • on time

    looking back calmlythere were points of divergencewe missed earlier~n.b. Risks, or opportunities, taken, or not. CLP 30/07/2024

  • on the road (again)

    all packed up to goenough space for memorieshead on up the road ~ CLP 19/07/2024

  • on the sofa

    Lying to my rightCushions warm against my backAs if in your arms~ n.b. A deception I can wear. CLP 18/07/2024