Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • Breadcrumbs

    My possessions are strewn Along my recent path From the council dump To container lock-up Loaned, gifted Donated, stored The more miles travelled The less I need With each piece laid down More peace I feel There’s no going back Along that old route Now all I own Is the day ahead . n.b. With →

  • Come On…Come On…

    We’d watched and learned Our noses pink from unseasonal warmth Through April and May How the farmer Pulled stubborn lambs from the ewe Revived the still-born with vigorous shakes Rubbing orphans with the bloody mess birth makes Sneaking them close, out of mother’s view So she would stand and suckle two Even though she had →

  • Russian Doll

    It takes time To find out What is Hidden Inside But Do not Be surprised If what is revealed Is not quite as imagined . n.b. I believe that the above could be described as an aphorism, i.e, a concise piece of writing that communicates a general truth, or belief. Aphorisms are poetic, i.e. not →

  • Nothing Matters (X)

    A mountain beckons Proceed with all due caution You’ll find nothing to it . CLP 21/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (IX)

    World of infinite Possibilities open Nothing is ruled out. . CLP 19/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (VIII)

    Mountain wind howls, twists Sounds from thin air, draws spectres Dogs bark at the night . n.b. There is nothing out there, is there? . CLP 18/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (VII)

    Icebergs calve and drift Separation born with a crack! Dissolves gently . n.b. We are free to make choices as adults. The child within cries out in pain. “Nothing in writing” I hear, as if a piece of paper is worth anything. . CLP 18/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (VI)

    Bubbling along Without a care in the world Ignorance is bliss n.b. Street homeless, racism, violent crime, poverty, the 1%, addictions, outbreaks of disease, falling life expectancy, war, climate breakdown. “Nothing I can do about it” I hear. Is this true? I wonder. . CLP 18/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (V)

    Beyond planets; stars. Beautiful lights of heaven What carries you on? . n.b. The space between stars is nothing but nothing. The Interstellar Medium (ISM) or Interstellar Space is a soup of gases; nothing is what it seems. What lives between the stars? CLP 18/12/2019 →

  • Nothing Matters (VI)

    Sit quietly, breathe Twenty minutes clears the mind Let distractions pass . n.b. Meditation is where nothing matters. Let thoughts drift away. I have found making time to do, say and think of nothing, nothing but calming and energising. . Please find an expert to explain more about meditation – I am merely a beginner. →