Journey of Words

Tag: Hope

  • on Ukraine

    they still have enoughcowards to push the buttonsheroes would refuse ~ n.b. Resistance to conscription in Russia is an act of great courage. For Russians facing the press gang, “Do you have a plan? Run; Hide; Fight,” Which is what public notices in US railway stations advise in case an act of domestic terrorism develops →

  • on light

    despite so much lightno one can see everythingthere are dark corners ~ n.b. To describe Chicago as complex would be a good starting point. A stunning construction. A place that seems to strive to improve. My kind of town. →

  • on time

    schedules don’t accountfor variable weatherrain-break friendships flow ~ n.b. Something special about the White Sox crowd. Nearly six hours with the rain delay start, passed in a flash. Thank you to Sam, Henry, the guy in the queue (not ‘The Queue’) and the ticket seller. Unforgettable evening of great conversation. Baseball was pretty good too, →

  • on time

    cocooned from us alla cosseted existencepasses unquestioned ~ n.b. Time to move on sisters and brothers. Time to move on. CLP 19/09/2022 →

  • on life

    while we’re looking eastremember, there’s a war onAmerican streets ~ CLP 15/09/2022 →

  • on Ukraine

    on returning homeit cannot be as it wasZ marks the damned spot n.b. Wounds will heal over, scars will be worn. CLP 14/09/2022 →

  • on hope

    everything ran truenothing to worry aboutlearning every day ~ CLP 13/09/2022 →

  • on Ukraine

    two hundred war dayschildren, parents, grand-parentsmorning brings mourning ~ n.b. Everyday, brothers and sisters, everyday. CLP 11/09/2022 →

  • on time

    out of darkness lightheading toward terminalchoose which way to face ~ CLP 08/09/2022 →

  • on Ukraine

    life of power plantmust be sustained at all costsnuclear option ~ n.b. Talk about the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea… CLP 06/09/2022 →