Journey of Words

Tag: Poems

  • on age

    that’s never happenedbefore, I don’t know why nowyou silly old fool~n.b. With age comes wisdom, perhaps, but also ageing. Today, a small hole cut into a brand new shirt, whilst removing the various washing and care labels. CLP →

  • on Ukraine

    save a prayer for KyivChristmas lights, heat and feastat Moscow’s say-so~n.b. It is clear that this could stop at the flick of a switch. Who stays the finger on the trigger? CLP 25/12/2024 →

  • on time

    It’s ridiculousAll the ticking and tockingWe live as if cogs~ CLP 25/12/2024 →

  • on memory

    I have started soI will finish only ifI remember what~ CLP 23/12/2024 →

  • on and on

    take a moment hereas you do, the Earth spins onstopping for no one~n.b. Is awareness of this reality, reassuring or concerning? How do you eat your humble pie? CLP 22/12/2024 →

  • on water

    water smells of chlorinesplashed some in my eyethought I was going blind~n.b. Now it’s only safe to drink ale in England. Thank goodness for no-alcohol drinks CLP 21/12/2024 →

  • on place

    Chicken or the eggKeep moving, searching; for what?Stop, breathe, look, listenIt is all about~n.b. Street art adjacent to a bus stop, Norwich, East Anglia CLP 18/12/2024 →

  • on stars

    what we see was thennow is something differentI’m happy to wait~ CLP 17/12/2024 →

  • on Ukraine

    without electricsmedieval state of siegewinter approaches~n.b. Nature’s wintry grip comes for society’s young and old, the sick and weak. Moscow’s cruel strategy of attacking the power infrastructure of Ukraine continues. CLP 13/12/2024 →

  • on song

    Melodies from childhood remainLyrics less secureBut the mystical imagesof stable, cradle, starare lain in rubblecrushed by aircraft, rockets, shellsfrom the Unholy LandAnd the brass band playedMerry Xmas (War is Over)“…if you want it” I recallwhat will the wise men bring this timewhen the only sensible gift might be myrrh?~ CLP 12/12/2024 →