Tag Archives: Poetry

on time

the door closes
half the remaining distance
then half the remaining distance
again half that distance
will it ever be securely closed?

~

n.b. Old Greek philosophical question.

CLP 09/03/2023

on ice

how bad could it get?
frost to frozen conditions
tentative footsteps

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CLP 09/03/2023

on irony

cutlery city
I ate pizza with fingers
no need to wash up

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CLP 08/03/2023

on time

layer on layer
city builds, rebuilds again
cranes stoop to conquer

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n.b. Sheffield, an impressive city. The City of Steel.

CLP 08/03/2023

on time

slowed, I looked closer
petal tips of feathered spikes
rain drops add sparkle

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CLP 06/03/2023

on time

for one life only
this opportunity knocks
must live performance

~

n.b. “Beat clock! You gotta beat the clock!” (Sparks)

CLP 06/03/2023

on winter

we thought you had left
weather vane swings to North-East
skeins form against grey

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n.b. Where are the geese, who climbed up and away from the river this morning, heading now?

CLP 05/03/2023

on time

there's only so much
what is one to do with it? 
seconds become months

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CLP 03/03/2023

on time

financial district
Velvet Underground grates on
distorts their chat

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n.b. All this glass, steel and concrete, the money and devalued art makes me want to run, run, run.

CLP 03/03/2023

on time

you know when it's real
heart beats a little faster
stars shine in colour

~

CLP 03/03/2023