Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • Rap Unzel

    We’ve got a problem It’s getting wet down here Waters are rising People filled with fear We all have to move up to higher ground If we don’t do that We will all get drowned . Hey young man On the ground floor I’ve my own issues In fact plenty more And while that may →

  • Cranes Fly

    It was a call like crows But not those of crows Even on their most talkative days When whisked up by winds When they chitter and churr It was more musical than crows Deeper tones balanced by middle notes From behind the hedgerows Beyond the browned ancient oaks Low to the grey horizon A stretched →

  • The One Billy Goat Gruff

    Hey ugly troll Don’t eat me I am only little A bigger goat follows You’ll be better fed If you wait . Unlucky kid! I am cutting down On meat in my diet It’s healthier And helps sustainability You’ll do . CLP 01/12/2019 →

  • Hansel & Greta

    My little sister I am frightened I do not understand How we got here I do not know How we’ll get back . Oh little brother Just accept We are here This kitchen is too hot We must get out And bring the witch . Without her we’re all dead In a ditch . CLP →

  • Big Bird

    Hey! Huge heron With your alarming croak It sounds to me like You’ve got a frog In your throat . n.b. I was surprised by one of these large creatures taking off from the adjacent field as I stepped into the garden this morning. . CLP 27/11/2019 →

  • Lyon (VI)

    Sunday’s streets mostly silent I hear the leathery leaf of a plane tree fall Now Saturday’s night is done This is how life used to be A day of rest, officially When even clocks seem to pause But Metro lines, buses and trams Still running efficiently Over the viaduct a TGV rolls A slow start →

  • Lyon (V)

    Out to the east Where there is space Derelict factories rust A stadium has been built Tram lines laid Office blocks stand Apartments planned Colour blind posters Promote hygienic living At the concrete shopping arcade Teenagers Gather out of the pissing rain Under the awning Listening to music In the company of old drunks The →

  • Cards or Dice (Lyon IV)

    Cut, shuffle Rattle, roll Which is better? I don’t know. When asking for a sign Throw the jacks . n.b. Fate does not lay out our fortune, but the interpreter of fortunes does. We hear what we want to hear, believe what we choose and act out our lives accordingly. King James VI of Scotland, →

  • Lyon (III)

    The bottle cap must be removed So you cannot throw the plastic bottle Of water I pour my drink At the feet of the security staff Toss the bottle in a bin Meanwhile, standing under trees On the walkway to the ground Young men imbibe Cases of cheap beer before the game Inside they spew →

  • Points of Departure

    Side by side They moved off together On the green signal Paced perfectly From beneath the shadow Into the low morning sun Simultaneously Tempo steadily climbing Synchronised Flicks of stanchion shadows passed faster In tandem The lines gradually diverged Curved Stretched them apart She waved He turned to his phone . CLP 23/11/2019 →