Journey of Words

Tag: Hope

  • on light

    half-moon after rainfalls light on darkened pavementsecho of footsteps ~ CLP 08/06/2022 →

  • on land

    walk me through fieldsknee deep grasses, wild flowerswe’ll mow them by hand ~ CLP 06/06/2022 →

  • on time

    with never enoughwe have decisions to makechoose to love; choose us ~ n.b. Are we not social creatures? If so, why are charlatans getting rich promoting the ‘I, me, my, mine’ agenda? Time is all we have, love is all we need. CLP 02/06/2022 →

  • on time

    how long is there left?unknowable until pastthen all will make sense ~ n.b. This mighty tree was not left to fall. See the heart drawn across the split? Love binding it together, or representing a break? Who knows? This is art. CLP 30/05/2022 →

  • on time

    Hey! Why the long face?Warm water, bubbles, musicDon’t over-think this ~ CLP 23/05/2022 →

  • Morning Sickness

    Light draining from summer skyLife draining from a marriageNothing matters anymoreChoking on tearsEveryone can hear themWindows opened to cool nightA domestic blister bursts inRemoves all dream of sleepShe’s beyond distraughtHis vocabulary in retreatIt’s twenty-to-twoShe’s twenty-nine, in painTrying to end it allBefore dawn throws it all up again ~ CLP 22/05/2022 →

  • on time

    Don’t count your chickensthey won’t be bothered at allthey’re not counting you ~ CLP 13/05/2022 →

  • on fear

    does everything change?is it for better or worseor is life affirmed? ~ n.b. How do we decide, by taking the opportunity, or by taking a risk? CLP 03/05/2022 →

  • Swan

    This feather floating on the lakeIts hollow shaft so strong, so lightBarbs and barbules do combineTo form the vane of shining whiteIs this us so gently curledRachis perfectly holding shapeBarely touching the water’s skinLike your lips that kiss my napeCausing shivers of the spineThis feather came from heaven aboveLifting my spirit from lockdowns’ painThis feather →

  • Inexplicable

    New moon over the lakePerseids showering the peaksSheerbeautyofCreationYou had to be thereSo very sillyLike children repeatingPooWeeWillyBumYou had to be thereIn the Arrivals hallAfter unexplained delayWaitingWaitingWaitingWaitingYou had to be thereAt the stationUnstoppableI thought it strangeWe hadhadaplanYou had to be thereLockdown over EuropeMy body burned for youSunshinespringflowersbirdsongYou had to be there~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Eighteen prompt: →