Journey of Words

Tag: Loss

  • On Pain ii

    Writing your own blog means never having to fear hurt of rejection ~ CLP 19/08/2020 →

  • On Love

    Wounded but blessed Arrow leaves scars forever Touch them; they are real . n.b. Better to have had than have not. I have been blest. ~ CLP 14/07/2020 →

  • Autumnal

    On fields of decapitated barley, the hollow stubble full with last night’s rain, huge straw reels stand askew; great golden wheels left out to dry in the Sun, emitting a musty warmth, while fungi forms in dewy soil on which the geese reconvene to commence their wintery discourse. These large birds’ clacking beaks break into →

  • Day 44

    The sunlight of recent weeks has been a boon, but these darker days are more in tune with the current mood. Are they reflective of it, or the cause of the recent shift in humour? I realise that the lowering clouds, the loss of the greater space beyond, is matched by the thickening of leaves →

  • Faithful Friend

    My pet? Ah, yes Stolid, Black Labrador with still vibrant, clumsy tailWe’ve seen some things, eh?We’ve stuck closeThrough thick, thin, thinner and thinning hairWe saw off them off with loveMy departing childrenWe stood at the door side-by-sideAs they leftOne after the other, after the other Saw him off tooWith pots and pans, my best coffee →

  • Something

    Too much time on my hands Sorting out photos You came back into view From a time we shared focus . With vision now sharper Fog lifted from lens I see something was wrong Even back then . CLP 29/03/2020 →

  • Crying

    I was talking to someone else About something else When I found myself Unable to speak Found myself In tears Again . CLP 10/02/2020 →

  • Not Yet Gone

    Return to summer Home to strong shadows, warm skin Tingles from nettles . CLP 06/01/2020 →

  • Misfortune

    . On responding to her direct enquiry Honestly, presuming her sincere interest In what was a matter of the Soul Not just the Heart My very Existence Her follow up shook me “Unlucky” she said As if this had been a card game Or a football match “Unlucky” . CLP 03/01/2020 →

  • Vibrato

    Heart strings tight, constant Audible rapid resonance So loud, it’s painful . n.b. The body’s reaction betrays the mind that works so hard to rationalise the situations that life presents on our travels. CLP 01/01/2020 →