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On Landing
Cup the wings, spread claws Focus on the chosen branch Flex knees on touch-down . And breathe . n.b. My camera caught a Great Tit flitting between perches in the moment of final approach. NaPoWriMo 2019 Day 1 prompt: Instructions CLP 30/03/2019 →
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On Friendship
Lovers to begin Then joined in marriage Friends after? Maybe . n. b. The paths we travel follow uncertain routes and sometimes diverge. CLP 31/03/2019 →
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On the Canal
Unusual duck Beak long, slender and hooked Goosander – female. . n.b. The Goosander is also known as the Common Merganser, but it is not that common. I saw this female on the canal when walking towards Little Bloxwich. It is a duck, longer than a mallard with a lower profile when on the water. →
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On the Towpath (II)
Every piece strewn Where difficult to retrieve Rubbish placed with care . n.b. In Walsall the mess of litter is hard to avoid. It is distressing to think that some people make such an effort to dump their rubbish in places other than the municipal dump. It is shocking to see how much waste has →
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On The Tow Path
Wonder what happened? Woman super-hero down! Help her! Help? Help who? . n.b. I saw this plastic doll’s head trodden into the towpath on Sunday. Was it there because a local girl ripped the head off the toy and screamed in frustration, “I don’t need to take my 21st Century rôle models from some bloke →
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On the March
Where has this month gone? I’ve not got used to writing Twenty Nineteen yet! . p.s. What is this cruel trick? I have so many things still to do and this is my 60th year. Time to catch my breath, learn to breathe and slow things down. If I do, will my remaining days pass →
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On the Floor
At last, the last dance Fumbled requests, mute replies Music slow, hearts frantic . n.b. Remember the youth club, or school disco? Nightmare scenario. Boys on one side of the hall, girls dancing around handbags. Then, with just a few minutes before the lights would go up, the DJ would put on something like “Nights →
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On the Field
Man versus Nature Blades of steel v. blades of grass Cricket’s the winner . n.b. The smell of cut grass releases various plant chemicals into the air. They signal the start of the English cricket season, even though there are weeks to the first coin toss and the first delivery. In the picture above the →
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On the Money
Coin found in the mouth Ferry man gets his fare dues No one goes Scot free. . n.b. You pay your money and take your choice. No going back. Time travels in one direction. CLP 13/03/2019 →
Journey of Words 