Liberty, Equality, Humanity
Life twenty or so floors up
Must have some angles not appreciated
By those habituated at ground level
Like watching the crescent Moon sink
towards the ground floor
Does it ever feel as if the Moon lies
Beneath you, for example?
~
n.b. The Moon, devoid of life, full of magic and mystery. Talk me through that one.
CLP 22/05/2023
eventually
even the headstone crumbles
all is forgotten
~
CLP 20/05/2023
millions of years
dragonfly's evolution
close to conclusion
~
n.b. The Scarce Chaser. Increasingly scarce. A female seen today, 19th May 2023.
CLP 19/05/2023
talk of days changes
four hundred and more turns to
counting passing years
~
n.b. We are becoming used to news of terror, criminality, invasion, cruelty.
Attention! Attention! Attention!
Daily attacks on Ukraine’s people continue.
CLP 19/05/2023
nothing matches green
not even green matches green
every leaf a gem
~
CLP 18/05/2023
talk me through reasons
why tomorrow's important
today's all there is
~
n.b. Just seen Walter Trout perform, nine years after he was given a new liver. Nine years of LIFE. Today is it. Whatever you hope for, do it now.
p.s. He’s the real deal!
CLP 17/05/2023
there's an old saying
have a good time, all the time
is that possible?
~
n.b. Brighton gives it a bloody good go!
CLP 17/05/2023
Rough old seaside town
When not putting on a front
Can be quite charming
~
n.b. Brighton, if you were asking. Yes, I know it is a city now, but not when I first knew it.
CLP 16/05/2023
See what happens?
You finally make an effort
To shrug off Winter's grim shroud
Music, dancing
smiles, joyful tears
and yes, the swifts
Swooping and slicing
through the humid air
skimming chimney pots
Their shrieking and screaming
is, I suppose,
what they excuse as singing
~
n.b. No guarantee of a good summer.
CLP 15/05/2023
"...if real peace talks start"
the newspaper suggested
what a bloody game
~
CLP 12/05/2023
Journey of Words 