Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • On Happiness

    Do not pursue me I will find you soon enough Simply live your life ~ CLP 11/04/2021 →

  • Customer Service Enquiry

    Dear Charon, Have you updated payment systems for your ferry on the Styx  to allow ‘contactless’ payment, or do you still insist on coins complete or in bits? . (Just asking for a friend) Yours truly, Mort, A.L., esq ~ Dear Mr Mort, For me, it as a rare treat indeed to have a customer →

  • On Water

    it is a thin skin that holds up Earth’s atmosphere stops air falling in ~ n.b. i.e. the “meniscus”. CLP 10/04/2021 →

  • Something in these tears

    your cheeks sting from the poison  you’ve been holding in  the stories you tell yourself are like sports medals pushed to the drawer back corroding in a tin . memories can distort the past can corrupt today remember memory is malleable not a library gathering dust you are not a man of steel tears won’t →

  • On Light

    impressive structure floodlights stand proud of stadium still waiting on green ~ n.b. Television can never replace the real deal. Plan to be there or expect to be square (eyed)…whenever being there, or anywhere is allowed. ~ CLP 09/04/2021 →

  • Ship

    shape even keel storm warning heavy              swell                                                                                     rough sea                                                                       side                              swipe rudder less a d                      i           f                                                  r                          t cargo shift off kilter      ballast dangerous list jettison MAYDAY MAYDAY abandon ship sink flare up life boat crew manifest bill of laden salvage                         attempt salvage attempt insurance policy claims list ~ NaPoWriMo 2021 Day Nine prompt: →

  • Sun Dial

    what time was it when Sun projected pine shadows on warm warehouse bricks ~ CLP 07/04/2021 →

  • Ein Deutscher Soldat

    I was frightened, of course, when we took to the air, I’d never flown over the German Ocean before, but I was reminded as I looked across to my right of safety in numbers in this bomber flight. . The Sun was still licking the line of the Norfolk shore as we wheeled inland toward →

  • Not Venice (Yet)

    Let us not pretend virus is only problem time to regrow fins ~ CLP 07/04/2021 →

  • Raid (i)

    night, asleep after valentines messaged “night” he wakes; strange silence no traffic, just the night bird drapes back-lit by blues ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 7 prompt syallable count forms (i) Shadorma 3/5/3/5/7/5. See below Raid (ii) for an example of (ii) Fibonacci 1/1/2/3/5/8. ~ CLP 07/04/2021 →