Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • on peace

    don’t say you’re surprisedhow many will be murderedcelebrating peace~ CLP 16/01/2025 →

  • on peace

    ceasefire brings weepingcould this be the end of it?four days to stay safe~ n.b. Let us pray that everyone can stay out of the line of fire until 19th January. As the ceasefire is agreed, why not stop the shooting and bombing immediately? CLP 15/01/2025 →

  • on Ukraine

    Which is the wayOut of this war?The politicians now askAt last admittingThe killing must stop~ CLP 13/01/2025 →

  • on the turn

    After the freezeDarkness comes laterThere’s softness to airBirdsong less harshA hazel with budsSome crocus leavesSnowdrops swing lightlyBesides daffodil shootsA string of molehillsFrom freshly turned earth~ CLP 13/01/2025 →

  • on ice

    Thin lightThrough thin treesGrown in thin soilCold handsIn thin glovesStones skimmedAcross thin ice~n.b. Chilly here at the moment. CLP. 12/01/2025 →

  • on ice

    bright green shoots emergefrom iced arboreal littergoldfinches chitter~ n.b. A day of brilliant sunshine to lift the spirits after loss and accompanying sadness. As an aside, is the attentive robin a messenger from a much loved soul? CLP 07/01/2025 →

  • on time

    how our shared hours fleeminutes drag in your absencetomorrow distant~n.b. ‘See you tomorrow!’ said in cheery prospect, becomes a tortuous crawl to sunrise. CLP 05/01/2025 →

  • on the roof

    starlight sparkled slatesturn white at breaking of dawntentative gull settles~ CLP 02/01/2025 →

  • on the calendar

    TodayThe FirstAnother clean sheetBut if not nowNot soonIt will be another yearGone ~ n.b. Life’s cycle becomes increasingly apparent. CLP 01/01/2025 →

  • on the bench

    Sit hereWatch the sun climb above the willowsThe grass growMist liftA vapour trail driftPonder the pattern of molehillsFeel the breeze on your faceChill on your cheekFresh air in your lungsA kestral dismounts its postFlits over the marshDisgruntled at being watchedAs it too watches the fieldAnd you know that feelingThis is not your bench aloneBeside the →