• on time

    when did my boat sail?it must have been in the nighttide turns silently ~ n.b. Blink and you’ve missed it. When it’s gone, it’s gone. Where next? CLP 28/02/2022

  • on borders

    ejected by North Searagged rubber dingy beachedno sign of the crew ~ n.b. Who braved the waves on this through Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice, or Storm Franklin? Did they make dry land? CLP 27/02/2022

  • on Ukraine xii

    we wait for resultslate Saturday afternoonthis is not a game ~ CLP 26/02/2022

  • on Taiwan

    scanning horizonislanders wonder, Who’s next?others look away ~ n.b. Is what’s good for the goose, good for the gander? CLP 26/02/2022

  • on Ukraine xi

    we retire to bedsleep soundly in ignorancedream through your nightmare ~ CLP 24/02/2022

  • on Ukraine ix

    It’s “a matter ofUkrainian self-defence”is all we offer ~ n.b. Expect little more than more hot air from a UK government led by a liar and a spiv, whose political party accepts money laundered through Londongrad. I am reminded of an old joke adapted: Q: How do I get out of this?A: Well, I wouldn’t

  • on selective hearing

    I keep saying itshe said, nobody listenscan anyone hear? ~ n.b. Birdsong, traffic, the sound of lone voices.

  • on light

    shadow of night fleesswiftly hauled in by the dawnillumination ~ CLP 16/02/2022

  • on light

    memory dream moontime circuit repetitionreflection of love ~ CLP 16/02/2022

  • electricity on

    strung out isolatedhearts insulated from shockreconnect to grid ~ n.b. When it gets really cold, the power lines still buzz, crackle, remain alive. Is the danger inherent in reconnection worth the risk? Can we live without that vital spark? CLP 09/02/2022