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On Knowing
Talk and talk and talk Does not change the essential Is this right or wrong? . CLP 23/02/2020 →
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On Me Head, Lass
Do you mind if I… The attractive young woman began Moving to my side Touching the nape of neck Checking me over Closely Touching my ear Rearranging a little silver-white curl on my crown …if I photograph your hair? I think it’s beautiful . After taking a few photographs From different angles She turned to →
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Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung
Yesterday bore us It cannot ever be changed Tomorrow beckons . n.b. How we accept what has happened in our histories and what we plan and do next shapes our futures. What future do you want to work towards? Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung: Dealing with the past. . CLP 20/02/2020 →
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Wednesday Night B&B
I heard him In the room above Wandering On every creaking board Before heavy shift of weight to bed Shuffling down Stretching out A soft repeated snore That broke before some more Lumbering Trickle of urine in the bowl Then more Wandering On every creaking board It was nearly ten to four . CLP 20/02/2020 →
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Drift
I stood on the beach watching It moved east, parallel to the shore Bobbling on the sparkle of cat’s paws Behind the forming swell of gentle breakers A tern interrupted her flight to peer closer Hanging just above in squealing hover . What it was I could not tell either But curious, I walked to →
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We Don’t Know
What possesses people What goes on inside a marriage What she was thinking How he believed he would get away with it How it might have turned out differently Had we only known . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/20/over-half-of-uk-women-killed-by-men-die-hands-current-ex-partner . https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/20/men-killing-women-cuts-refuges-legal-aid . CLP 19/02/2020 →
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In My Bones
With time they will be Even colder than today Still remains of me . CLP 18/02/2020 →
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Ta Luv
Thanks a fucking bunch! Ha! There’s gratitude for you Thankfulness ‘s’a gift . n.b. An interpretation of a recent psychological study suggests that brain imaging shows that those who are generous and giving, who maintain a grateful mindset, are more optimistic than those who do not and that this attitude is highlighted by particular neural →
Journey of Words 