Journey of Words

Tag: Friendship

  • on meeting Jesus

    I met Jesus todayThe same as me he saidWhen I told him my name is ChrisHe had to take his broken teethTo get them fixed at the dentist ~ n.b. In Spain Jesus is a common enough given first name in Roman Catholic families. This Jesus and I met while enjoying an afternoon drink. He →

  • on Ukraine

    Not just today pleaseAnniversaries omitThe day-to-day grind ~ n.b. Two years. Some marriages don’t last that long. Mother Russia, can you not see the line of caskets stretching back two years? Can you not hear the grieving mothers‘ cries filling the graveyards of your land? All this for what? Call your sons home. Offer them →

  • on light

    Orion slippingbelow southern horizon“Help!” Can’t you see me? ~ CLP 19/02/2024 →

  • on rain

    no escape from itdrenched in February’s worstthere was a rainbow ~ CLP 18/02/2024 →

  • on clarity

    against stark backgroundwithout distractions’ hindrencedoubt clears in a flash ~ CLP 12/02/24 →

  • on calm

    there is nothing morefor us to say, for this iswhat life has taught us ~ CLP 10/02/2024 →

  • on choices

    options still existwindows let in light, doors shutbehind you, walk on ~ CLP 10/02/2024 →

  • on sleep

    you lay yourself downat last, let go of yourselffed, warm, safe, you rest~ CLP 09/02/2024 →

  • on time

    last hours here for nowmemories scattered like starshappiness in the soil ~ CLP 17/01/2024 →

  • on Peace

    “…people are united by a longing for peace. That is the truth.” Yes, it is. Thank you, Delia Smith. ~ n.b. Heard on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, (or should that be Dessert Island Discs?) on 29th December, 2023. CLP 29/12/2023 →