• on colour

    remember blue skieslanguid pines, dappled hillsidescynical east wind? ~ CLP 17/02/2022

  • on the wind

    fast-paced script demandsmultiple set changesinvisible stage hands ~ n.b. Five / six / six syllables. CLP 07/02/2022

  • on light

    is this Italy?pine trees, clear sky, sickle moon?yucca’s frost needles ~ n.b. Come, take me away from here! To Italy for spring showers, steaming pavements and warmth of the morning sun. ~ CLP 04/02/2022

  • on the wind

    night-long low moaningtwists curtain, clicks doors’ catchessnake licks round bedroom ~ n.b. It has been a quiet winter so far out here in East Anglia’s hilly city, but now the wind is getting involved, stirring the pot, dragging the cold air with it through the streets like an impatient parent leading a tardy child to

  • on water

    winter leaf litterfuels seasonal fungi growthexpose concrete bloom ~ n.b. Nice that many of Norfolk’s water towers were situated in woodland in deference to local aesthetic sensibilities. Their increased visibility after the leaf-fall sits neatly with the natural cycle of mushrooms; hence the design, I suppose. ~ CLP 03/01/2022

  • on water

    Novi Sad Friendship Bridgecormorant breaks surfaceconcentric patterns ~ CLP 20/12/2021

  • on time

    falling off a cliffyesterday has disappearedyour presence absent ~ CLP 13/12/2021

  • Normal

    November has been mild, againwe’re not used to the cold anymorethis is how it should behow it always was beforeI said that the leaves had more colourdropped sooner, quicker, more completelythan last yearmy friend couldn’t rememberwho would?normal is just what we’re used to nownot what went beforewe older ones recallpicking blackberries after schoolwhen summer stretched

  • on water

    river flood tide turnsdraws Sunday sailing to closebrilliant triangles ~ CLP 21/11/2021

  • liminal

    where we seek waterthey struggle to get ashoremarginal difference ~ n.b. Both humans and seals evolved from the mammalian branch of the tree of life, but now they hold mirrored views of the beach…interesting how things turn out. CLP 15/11/2021