Journey of Words

Tag: Life

  • on holiday

    delicious prospectof time unconstrained by alarmsof mornings concerned with a different urgencyof late summer’s long shadowswines known only by word of mouthof pillows perfumed by perspirationof laughter and heady sleep~ CLP 06/09/2024 →

  • on the field

    rare as it now isa day at a cricket matchbut for rain, a treat~n.b. In a full season, a day of rain is to be expected, when one goes infrequently, the poor coincidence of rain with cricket is more disappointing, but still a chance to consider the greatest team sport ever invented…you can keep your →

  • 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 stone

    Rounded, smoothed by ageRubbing along quite nicelyShingle swirled by sea~ n.b. Full credit to the creativity of pebble finder and arranger, R.Grainger (c) 2015. This is a picture of a delightful postcard received today featuring the art piece. CLP 03/09/2024 →

  • on friendship

    Winning is not asimportant as taking parthappiness of children~ CLP 01/09/2024 →

  • on Earth

    from quite a way outI understandthis planet looks bluewith creamy swirls of cloudand on days like thiswhen the light is rightsea barely divisible from skywith cloud streaking the heavensit is humbling to thinkhow small I amhow short my spell herehow small the Earthhow young the planethow it looksjust a blue dotin the vastnessof the Universe~ →

  • on rain

    As we walked the perimeter pathOf the recently mown parkNeatly marked out for the new football seasonOrange slats of setting Sun lit the base of looming cloud bankCan you smell the rain in the air?I askedLook at you, all in touch with nature. Rain’s not been forecast.she advisedIt will rain. I saidLater, as I was →

  • 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 the river

    an arrow shotfrom the hornbeam-cloaked bankswung past the willowdisappearing in a blur of orangeand flashing blue n.b. Kingfishers are quite special! CLP 26/08/2024 →