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On Wilful Ignorance
Without symptoms Does not mean without virus Don’t think otherwise ~ n.b. Familiarity breeds contempt – sometimes phrased as “loosening inhibitions.” Consent for any form of physical contact is not just a courtesy. A show of affection may be the kiss of death. No excuses. There may not be a second chance. ~ CLP 18/10/2020 →
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On the Surface vi
Talk flows naturally Everything seems as it should. What’s been left unsaid? ~ n.b. Is life too short to cover everything one needs to talk about? ~ CLP 17/10/2020 →
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From the Street
Slurred songs echo up Drinking woman sits on path Where will her night end? ~ n.b. It’s only just turned 20:00h on a Saturday evening. It’s cold, damp, dark. She pauses her songs occasionally to bait a passer by. ~ CLP 17/10/2020 →
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On the Surface v
Lumps and hummocks rise Above East Anglian towns But not high enough ~ n.b. An old radar tower, from the Second World War, or the Cold War, is now used to distribute wireless and mobile telephone signals. At around 110m high, this tower is as tall as a football pitch is long. It is an →
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On the Moon
New, she draws out light enlivens heaven’s starred cloth that wraps all in dreams ~ https://www.moongiant.com/phase/10/16/2020 CLP 16/09/2020 →
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On the Surface iv
Obvious question draws out the old, bare-faced lie “No, everything’s fine.” ~ n.b. Who’d think Alexander Johnson would give a straight answer, or indeed ever answer? Obviously this senyrū could be related to other situations. CLP 15th October 2020 →
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On the Surface iii
Now I want to know What treatments are offered by The Young Surgery. ~ n.b. Should there be a warning triangle here too, Men at Work? I was intrigued by the idea of feminine rejuvenation; could I have a treatment if I start losing touch with any of that aspect of my being that has →
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On the Surface ii
What lies beneath your well manicured appearance? Frailty or strength? ~ n.b. I could go on about the cosmetics industry and cosmetic surgery here, but I won’t. You know the score, don’t you? ~ CLP 13th October 2020 →
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Playing Now
Every now and then I find an album that I can’t Stop playing. Repeat. ~ n.b. One in an occasional and sporadic series of posts about great music. I offer you Tame Impala, ‘The Slow Rush’. Fabulous! CLP 13/10/2020 →
Journey of Words 