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Off the Street
I kept out of it Today the echoed footsteps Were not made by me ~ CLP 10/10/2020 →
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On Friendship
Over years it grows Constant through Life’s vagaries Time no barrier ~ n.b. For Mary and Chris. CLP 21/00/2020 →
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On Pleasure ii
Unbridled laughter carried by telephone lines to prised open heart ~ CLP 04/09/2020 →
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On Control
Create disorder Apply new rules and boundaries Bingo! You’re in charge! ~ n.b. The need of many people to have control of as much as possible in life seems to be rooted in anxiety. Exerting control of the immediate environment and surrounding people reduces initial anxiety levels. It leads to very tidy living spaces and →
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Silver
The harsh-sunned pool laid flat still Mirror to the willows’ feathered limbs A float-glass plate decorated with green Fronds and strands held still beneath No flow, no breath I lean on the stone parapet See my silhouette’s sharp outline I am about to leave this scene When a metallic flash, a flip, a soft splash →
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On The Beach
I sat on the stones In warm air Spray on my face Sea air in my lungs Warmth of Sun on my back I sat on the stones Nothing more than this . CLP 10/07/2020 →
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Hotel 4**** (221 Reviews)
The lawn immaculate as MaryThe Cedar of Lebanon adorns the gardenGifts of shade and shelter beneath its boughsVerandah a place of reposeGuests read piously in wicker chairsThe chapel home to a magnificent pipe organThrough stained-glass windowsPews reverentially curve around the high altarA place of celebration and prayerA modest Christian retreat I had arrived late, ruck →
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Day 33
At times words are inadequate. Common enough moments for humanity, such as a woman giving birth, are in the living of the moment, beyond words. Today, before first light, my sister’s first grandchild was born. The day has been “very emotional.” My sister says before climbing the stairs to an early bed. Many people know →
Journey of Words 