Journey of Words

Tag: Poems

  • Wednesday Night B&B

    I heard him In the room above Wandering On every creaking board Before heavy shift of weight to bed Shuffling down Stretching out A soft repeated snore That broke before some more Lumbering Trickle of urine in the bowl Then more Wandering On every creaking board It was nearly ten to four . CLP 20/02/2020 →

  • Drift

    I stood on the beach watching It moved east, parallel to the shore Bobbling on the sparkle of cat’s paws Behind the forming swell of gentle breakers A tern interrupted her flight to peer closer Hanging just above in squealing hover . What it was I could not tell either But curious, I walked to →

  • We Don’t Know

    What possesses people What goes on inside a marriage What she was thinking How he believed he would get away with it How it might have turned out differently Had we only known . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/20/over-half-of-uk-women-killed-by-men-die-hands-current-ex-partner . https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/20/men-killing-women-cuts-refuges-legal-aid . CLP 19/02/2020 →

  • Woden’s Day

    From so long ago Our days named by immigrants An island mash-up . n.b. Now, after Brexit, the bigots and racists in England find new voice. People with South-East Asian features are being abused in our streets because the Covid-19 coronavirus has developed in China. Our esteemed Prime Minister has employed an advisor who believes →

  • In My Bones

    With time they will be Even colder than today Still remains of me . CLP 18/02/2020 →

  • Ta Luv

    Thanks a fucking bunch! Ha! There’s gratitude for you Thankfulness ‘s’a gift . n.b. An interpretation of a recent psychological study suggests that brain imaging shows that those who are generous and giving, who maintain a grateful mindset, are more optimistic than those who do not and that this attitude is highlighted by particular neural →

  • Stars

    I had forgotten The magic of heaven’s lights Dancers beyond clouds . n.b. Delighted to look up tonight and be able to see the pinpricks of stars. We have had quite a few days of cloud cover of late. . CLP 18/02/2020 →

  • Venus Fly Trap

    One word, ill-judged Hair-trigger response claps shut Snaps conversation . CLP 17/02/2020 →

  • On Screen

    Don’t sit so close t’it You’ll damage your eyes! said dad He’d just been smoking . n.b. Aggressive, domineering father, picking up on his teenage daughter’s posture while reading her mobile as they sat in the queue at the health centre. The man had been outside for five minutes smoking a cigarette, which he threw →

  • In Dread

    Of speaking aloud Avoidance was preferred Revealing the truth . CLP 17/02/2020 →