Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • Robin

    snip, clip, cut, pull, clip, clipworking along the hedgein the thick of itdry copper beech rustlingold hop vines twistedresisting my pullingtheir paper thin twinestrong enough to choke the treeweak enough to breakwithout warningleaving me staring upinto the bitter white lightof threatening chill nightwondering how to separatetree from tanglelike me from youand while I am wonderingthinking, →

  • Walling in The Wensum

    The crane arrived this weekSteel lattice sectionsEnamelled in yellowClicked into placeLocked joints pulled into positionA glass cabin for the operatorWho will enjoy proximity with gullsNo doubt appreciate his elevated viewOf the Fine CityWhile picking and placing piecesOf the luxury apartmentsInto the creeping wallDevelopment that is envelopingThe south side of the WensumShadowing the swansEgyptian geese and →

  • on peace

    outside bombs, rocketssounds of our New Year partiesor relentless war ~ n.b. Gunpowder sales continue to boom. CLP 31/12/2023 →

  • on time

    pendulum so slowmovement imperceptablerewind or wind up? ~ n.b. Would turning the key be a waste of precious moments? →

  • on Peace

    “…people are united by a longing for peace. That is the truth.” Yes, it is. Thank you, Delia Smith. ~ n.b. Heard on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, (or should that be Dessert Island Discs?) on 29th December, 2023. CLP 29/12/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    Here is another link, this time to an article in The Guardian about contemporary poetry writing in Ukraine. With so much going wrong elsewhere, it is easy to forget, Ukraine is still besieged, Moscow still presses on with its invasion plans. Meanwhile, in Moscow, a poet is gaoled for five years for reciting a poem →

  • on light

    Andaluciagentle whispers caught on breezekiss brushes the heart CLP 28/12/2023 →

  • on peace

    I received a link to an impassioned video plea for ceasefire in poetic form. Should an agency cleaner in the basement… By Steve Pottinger. Keep talking about Gaza, keep demanding a ceasefire. Invoke the name of the young conscientious objector Tal Mitnick, imprisoned for 30 days for refusing to believe that “more violence will bring →

  • on December

    a band-aid stretchedover open wounds, fresh cutsbleed through, edges peel ~ n.b. Roll on January Blues, when hurt is exposed to the air and healing can begin. CLP 28/12/2023 →

  • on light

    wavering candle flame sputters into black smokewax cools and hardens ~ n.b. What point is there in carrying a cold torch? →