• On St. Valentine’s Eve do you…

    Hesitate between Silence or loving gesture? Let your heart speak out . n.b. For once people, give your bloody brain a rest! It’s only once a year after all. CLP 13/02/2020

  • 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

  • Obviously

    I have offered my palm Consulted the Oracle Read the runes Felt in my waters Looked into the stars Listened to the Universe But I still want it Straight From the horse’s mouth . CLP 02/02/2020

  • Refraction

    One event Two stories What you take out Depends on what you take in You choose your own Ending . CLP 29/01/2020

  • On the Threshold

    About to step out A new day, another world Close the door gently . n.b. This advice from a colleague of many years ago, whose name I do not recall, but whose face and kind words I have never forgotten. I pass them on here, admitting that it not always advice I followed when younger.

  • On Sardines

    As the net tightens Masses mobilise knowing Love can cut the mesh . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/14/sardines-pack-piazza-in-rome-for-protest-against-matteo-salvini . CLP 12/01/2020

  • On Darts

    Aiming for the Bull? Striving for the Double Top? Double One is okay . n.b. Most games of darts played by mere mortals finish with a prolonged round of shots at the Double One bed, all other opportunities to win having been missed. . So from this I conclude it is a good idea to

  • On Fear

    Shouts, sticks, slaps to rear Drive unhappy cattle on What calls you? Listen . CLP 11/01/2020

  • On Calm

    Key gently unlocked Anxious thoughts released, drift off Silence hold us soft . CLP 07/01/2020

  • On forgiveness

    To withhold entraps Hurt released with a blessing Each can live again . CLP 08/01/2020