Journey of Words

Tag: Hope

  • on luck

    There is no such thing as Lucky SocksOr shirt, or shoes or underwearI tried some new ones Wednesday nightBut Pompey sunk without a fightTo lose six-one was a shock to meSo are those socks now cursed Unlucky?There’s not such a thing, I’m pretty sureSo, they’re unwashed and are worn once moreFor the vital match todayWhen →

  • on gratitude

    It feels likeNothing beforeEver happenedBut everythingThat happened beforeMade all thisPossible~ CLP 24/09/2024 →

  • on September

    Caught by sharp showerWait here a minute, darlingThere’ll be a rainbow~ n.b. And sure enough there was. 22/09/2024 →

  • on time

    to regret is naturalembarrassment at naïvety, alsoshame, a possibilitymistakes? d’accordselfish choices…discussto look forward with hopea blessing ~ CLP 04/09/2024 →

  • on calm

    If I hear the nameOf that Mancunian bandOne more time, I will…~n.b. Is that supposed to be ‘good’ news to bring joy to our hearts, or a fine bit of media exploitation in the Silly Season? It is not as if there’s nothing else happening around the globe.However, I admit, it’s good to know a →

  • on time

    When the day arrivesIt doesn’t matter how longGetting there’s taken~ n.b. Each previous year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second contributes to knowing that now is the right time. CLP 27/08/2024 →

  • on Ukraine

    more war leads to peaceso the theory goes, it meansmore civilians will die~ n.b. Ukraine is trying to hold captured Kursk territory. This so that they have something to trade when sincere peace talks begin. Sadly, this depends on whether those men in Moscow actually care, or not. CLP 19/08/2024 →

  • on waking

    Gently ease sleep offWith whispered confidencesChirping of sparrows~ CLP 10/08/2024 →

  • on reflection

    We cannot be allTo each other but pray we’lldiscover what fits~ CLP 08/08/2024 →

  • on travel

    Africa is homeFrom whence all humans travelledWe are all migrants ~ n.b. The United Kingdom, as these islands and a bit of Ireland are called, are showing serious signs of not being united. Has the king of this Kingdom, anything to say about the racist rioters? The rioters are proud of an anthem which talks →