• on time

    here, we see Sundaywho stole Friday, Saturday?today a fresh sheet ~ n.b. Days merge, nights blur, feverish hours melt. CLP 27/11/2022

  • on Iran

    ball bounces aroundall eyes on the football matchwe hear your silence ~ n.b. Footballers refuse to sing the anthem of the theocracy. A banner in the stadium, ‘WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM‘. CLP 21/11/2022

  • on Iran

    in the name of godarmed men chase, beat, punch and killdefiant children p.s. The Guardian of London reports that 58 protesting children, some as young as eight years, have been killed by the ‘Morality Police’ and their cadres, in the current freedom rallies. One thing all children hold dear, is a sense of fairness. Any

  • on Iran

    beat, kick, murder childrenwhat your godliness demands?Woman! Life! Freedom! ~ n.b. What is there to lose when people have nothing to lose? Do you think the mothers of the missing fell silent in Argentina? Police men of Iran, your time will pass. CLP 17/11/2022

  • on Ukraine

    after days and nightsdreaming of release from fearKherson wreathed in smiles ~ n.b. Could this the beginning of the end? CLP 14/11/2022

  • on time

    when would suit you best?no time like the present, butnot on a school night ~ n.b. Time is tight, but there are limits.

  • on Iran

    let’s face up to factsimmorality police killJin. Jiyan. Azadi. ~ n.b. Women of Iran unmasking them, is what the men of the brutal theocracy fear most. CLP 10/11/2022

  • on time

    brilliant pinpricksother worlds as yet unknownEarth’s locked-in syndrome ~ n.b. Alone, or not alone? This is the question. Jupiter and Mars accompanying the Moon on its leisurely stroll. All be they mere lights, amongst many in the night sky, our fellow travelling planets still inspire awe on an autumn night. CLP 09/11/2022

  • on time

    we’re free or busylucky coincidencesa wonder we met ~ n.b. How many unknown paths intersect in a lifetime? How many known paths divide? CLP 05/11/2022

  • on conversation

    people of Tigrayarmies have reached conclusionis this time to talk ~ n.b. Inexhaustible supplies of weaponry eventually wear down opposition to negotiation. How long has this been going on? CLP 04/11/2022