Journey of Words

Tag: Loss

  • on Ukraine

    how low will he go?the pied piper of Moscowsteals children from streets ~ n.b. ‘Re-education’ and ‘adoption’ awaits the children of Ukraine transported by the man behind the terror campaign against Ukraine’s people. CLP 19/03/2023 →

  • on time

    waters find levelmargins delineatedsaturation point ~ n.b. Eventually we reach our limits, full to bursting point. CLP 18/03/2023 →

  • on life

    every place I’ve livedMilton Glazer’s Dylan framedtogether through life ~ n.b. The last frame (which was the first) broke in the move…now re-framed. Is that a metaphor? CLP 16/03/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    rockets hit Lviv”It’s been a difficult night’we complain of snow ~ n.b. Compassion fatigue, anyone? The war is unrelenting in its cruelty. CLP 09/03/2023 →

  • on time

    for one life onlythis opportunity knocksmust live performance ~ n.b. “Beat clock! You gotta beat the clock!” (Sparks) CLP 06/03/2023 →

  • on time

    there’s only so muchwhat is one to do with it? seconds become months ~ CLP 03/03/2023 →

  • on time

    twenty-two years oldif there was a happy endhis picture still here ~ n.b. Is someone still hoping you pulled through, or did they forget to remove the missing person poster here? It’s been on this pillar for over 18 months now. No media frenzy corralled to help you, no FaceBook fury at the lack of →

  • on Ukraine

    it had to happensomebody counting dollarsquestioning the cost ~ n.b. When the pile of green bits of paper gets so high, Capitol Hill echoes to the sounds of accountants at war, clashes more likely to end a conflict than any body count. Should the pain, suffering and loss of life be agreed to be a →

  • on time

    conversation shiftsis anything different?spot the difference ~ n.b. Honestly, I couldn’t say. Fear? Fear of what? Mortality? CLP →

  • on Ukraine

    UN takes twelve monthsto condemn and demand enduniversalapplause ~ n.b. It only took the UN a year to put together such a clear statement. Meanwhile, in the grand scheme of things…people have died, homes destroyed, the business of war enriched. Honestly, a year. FFS. CLP 24/02/2024 →