• On Blue Sky

    Heaven opens out Space and time to consider What is important? . CLP 13/03/2020

  • Social Distance

    We had enjoyed the fish and chips With a glass of white wine Our meal only slightly tainted by the whiff of corona virus, Covid-19 in the air The sterile formica tables and clinical strip-lighting Could not protect our conversation from being infected Along with eighty percent of those about us With the impending sense

  • On Hope

    I pray that we all Remember that our neighbours Are only human . n.b. We are not alone CLP 11/03/2020

  • On Hands

    Pontius Pilate washed them Boris Johnson washes them We keep lending them . n.b. We are not alone. CLP 10/03/2020

  • In Touch

    Phone, radio, book Outside world accessible We are not alone . CLP 07/03/2020

  • Remote Working

    Devoid of contact Electronic messages No compensation . CLP 05/03/2020

  • On Sardines

    As the net tightens Masses mobilise knowing Love can cut the mesh . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/14/sardines-pack-piazza-in-rome-for-protest-against-matteo-salvini . CLP 12/01/2020

  • Cards or Dice (Lyon IV)

    Cut, shuffle Rattle, roll Which is better? I don’t know. When asking for a sign Throw the jacks . n.b. Fate does not lay out our fortune, but the interpreter of fortunes does. We hear what we want to hear, believe what we choose and act out our lives accordingly. King James VI of Scotland,