• On Numbers (43)

    Between rain and dusk Over the hills and back again Pedalling fury! ~ n.b. Sometimes you just get lucky and the weather breaks fall perfectly. Taking advantage of this, my cycling buddy and I sped around 43 km of Norfolk countryside today in a couple of hours. It was an almost total escape from some

  • On Numbers -2

    Days that we all have Until going back again. Where will I find you? ~ CLP 02/11/2020

  • On Numbers 3

    How many days would you expect a friend to wait before warning you? ~ n.b. Thanks, mate. Three days is a long stretch to have to wait before letting on you have symptoms of a notifiable disease to someone who you last saw four days ago. How dare you take decisions on my behalf about

  • On Wilful Ignorance

    Without symptoms Does not mean without virus Don’t think otherwise ~ n.b. Familiarity breeds contempt – sometimes phrased as “loosening inhibitions.” Consent for any form of physical contact is not just a courtesy. A show of affection may be the kiss of death. No excuses. There may not be a second chance. ~ CLP 18/10/2020

  • On the Surface vi

    Talk flows naturally Everything seems as it should. What’s been left unsaid? ~ n.b. Is life too short to cover everything one needs to talk about? ~ CLP 17/10/2020

  • Off the Street

    I kept out of it Today the echoed footsteps Were not made by me ~ CLP 10/10/2020

  • On Friendship

    Growing steadily Asking for naught; taking naught It became something ~ CLP 03/10/2020

  • Beyond Now

    The best of today Is the joy of planning how To share tomorrow ~ CLP 24/09/2020

  • On Friendship

    Over years it grows Constant through Life’s vagaries Time no barrier ~ n.b. For Mary and Chris. CLP 21/00/2020

  • On Pleasure ix

    Company of friends laughing, travelling, sharing We are one, not I ~ n.b. We live together; we die alone. ~ CLP 09/09/2020