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On the Surface
The first thing about plumbing is knowing water always runs downhill ~ n.b. There is plenty of profit in running a water company, but where is the incentive to fix the antiquated infrastructure when shareholders can keep taking dividends? £57bn in share of profits has been paid out since privatisation of Britain’s water utilities. My →
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Come Away, Now!
The brothers shouting At each other in the street Steaming drunk One boiling, spoiling to fight Pour it all out Break it all down Smash it up ~ The elder pulls him away Looks for another bar They can stop at for another drink To slow things down. Stop. Think. ~ CLP 07/10/2020 →
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On the Street xii
Smiles become tight lips Breaths held, sentences halted Nothing to hear here ~ n.b. At first I thought this phenomena may be an unsociable characteristic of city life, but realised it is a new courtesy amongst the unmasked, a show of respect for passing fellow pedestrians with white hair; not breathing out, postponing the moment →
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On The Street xi
~ No longer gold-paved Whittington has turned away Back to the country ~ n.b. I refer you to the story of Dick Whittington and (appropriately for this FaceBook age) his cat. The cat ended up quite wealthy too. CLP 10/10/2020 →
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On the Street x
Photo quality printer gutted, abandoned; news unfit to print ~ CLP 09/10/2020 →
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On the Street ix
Lost in rain-drenched leaves Camouflaged by shades of brown Spotted by kind eyes ~ n.b. So what if I cancelled my cards after waiting on the phone to the bank for fifty minutes? I came home to this in my postbox, with a very soggy wallet; everything present and correct. Thank you, Mark. ~ CLP →
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On the Street vi
Gutters now blocked by leaves, twigs and dropped masks We’re facing a flood ~ CLP 05/10/2020 →
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On the Street v
Here nobody knows Who I might be, nor my work. Freedom of movement ~ CLP 05/10/2020 →
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On the Street v
St. Vitus dances in London Street while smiling Sells the Big Issue ~ n.b. There is a man who comes into Norwich to sell the fund-raising magazine The Big Issue. Sellers are the street homeless who are trying to find a way out of the no job – no money – no home – no →
Journey of Words 