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On Manners
Greased hinges open No Where from? Nor How come so? But You’re most welcome . n.b. How would you spend your millions? Discretion, courtesy, stability and security, all are important elements of polite society. I once met a Swiss investment advisor, (let’s call him Eric) who explained to me that these are also the four →
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On Concrete
Hard composition Will undoubtedly remain Long after I’ve gone . CLP 20/10/2019 →
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On Technology
Inconsequential Speck circles march of many “I see no police” . n.b. Apparently Horatio Nelson (see Column) did not say “I see no ships”, but “I really do not see the signal.” at the Battle of Copenhagen. Yesterday’s (19th October, 2019) protest march against Brexit in London is conservatively estimated to have been attended by →
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October (VI)
The Sun weakens now While our eyes are distracted by October colours Our cooling skin does not lie . CLP 19/10/2019 →
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October (IV)
Washed out by last night Weather interrupted sleep Time for a shower . n.b. “Rain will clear over the next couple of days.” the weather forecaster said. It clears every hour or so here. Moments of beauty swept away by an incoming shower, before the next glistening picture of autumn is revealed, still wet on →
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October (III)
These last are not low hanging But harvest them we must Ripened on the upper boughs The topmost, sun-blushed fruit Balanced between earth and sky We climb and stretch To where they sit Well nigh, just out of reach If there’s a slip, they ricochet from branch to trunk to orchard floor Gashed and bruised →
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On October (II)
Pink face and shoulders From working in afternoon sun Now more bloody rain . n.b. From the Daily Mirror website today: CLP 15/10/2019 →
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Old Grey Heron
If there is a bird Designed for all this wet weather It has to be the heron Who sits miserably hunched up With his long coat Of sad, grey feathers . n.b. On an oak bough over a river, just east of Sherbourne, he sat and stared gloomily into the rushing water – catching the →
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October (I)
Irregular beats Speckle tight canvas cover Rain’s rhythm persists . n.b. Now there is plenty of rain. October in Somerset has been remarkably wet. The damp air has slowed the arrival of autumn colours, although grass is turning yellow where the roots have become saturated. This afternoon I saw a washed out, pale pink earth →
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On the Roof
Rain drops, rain drops, rain Curtains drawn, time to read Your bedtime story . CLP 10/10/2019 →
Journey of Words 