Journey of Words

Tag: Life

  • On Biscuits

    Life can be busy Dilemmas and trilemmas Cheeses and pickles . CLP 12/07/2019 →

  • On Space

    No one can hear you Your inner voice answers You are not alone . CLP 08/07/2019 →

  • Blackberry

    Heading west on the A303 Needed to pull over to have a pee Surrounded by brambles up to the thigh I wouldn’t want these fruit in my apple pie 02/07/2019 →

  • Single

    A pink rose petal fell Two edges curled, forming a point It blew past, just heavy enough to catch on the patio’s rough slab, then tumble Crumple, tear . Of course, it reminded me of you Carried on life’s breeze On your unsteady path Head over heels, then flat on your face And all possible →

  • On Friendship IV

    Senyrū . Soft, silence settles Stars pin-prick heaven’s cushion Warm blanket of calm . CLP 23/06/2019 →

  • On Friendship III

    Ask the contrary Expect nothing; accept truth Without sugar coat CLP 21/06/2019 →

  • On Friendship

    Connections hold fast Details rarely important Time no barrier . CLP 20/06/2019 →

  • On The Move

    Boxed, bagged, packed in tight Lurching on with all that’s left Eyes front; use mirrors . n.b. You can’t take it with you, I have been told. What is the least we need? Are we heading to a time when nomadic living is again the norm? Like travellers in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, everyone is on →

  • On Memory

    There it was, so close Reflection of something past It’s known it was known . n.b. Whatever it was is not so important, but not being able to recall it creates a new reality; the understanding that time has been stretched so thin that gaps are appearing in its fabric. Like a fleece that has →

  • On Rain X

    Warm weather approaches Party time for the English Hippopotami . n.b. Monthly rainfall average for April 2019 in the Southern Water region is 22.7mm. This is less than half of the long-term April monthly average of 50.8mm. Alarm bells should be ringing very loudly. If you listen very hard you might hear farmers and gardeners →