Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • on irony

    relief as dusk fallsown bed awaits travellerdreams will transport him ~ CLP 22/02/2023 →

  • on time

    memory of pastfades alongside agreed plansfuture forgotten ~ n.b. Forgetting yesterday is a useful self-preservation process, forgetting what should be happening tomorrow must be frightening. CLP 21/02/2023 →

  • on time

    unable to wakeher son calls gently, husbandtouches neck, seeks pulse ~ n.b. On this occasion, she woke. The beat goes on. CLP 20/02/2022 →

  • on time

    so thrilled to be thereright at the front, watching warm-upsomebody’s grandson ~ n.b. Which is how it started for me too, over fifty years ago. CLP 18/02/2023 →

  • on time

    immersed in Ernauxeverything seen in contextlives in parallel ~ CLP 19/02/2023 →

  • on time

    how long? six years henceimages emerge from miststone water tower ~ n.b. Returning sharpens the eye, re-draws mis-shaped memories. CLP 18/02/2023 →

  • on life

    temporal beingsphysical, spiritualexperience? dream? ~ CLP 16/02/2023 →

  • on time

    I’ll never forgetwhen we gathered wild garlicits scent after rain ~ n.b. Picture shows bluebells. Long story… CLP 15/02/2023 →

  • on time

    Saint Peter’s crossed keysoffer hope of unlocked gatesis anyone home? ~ n.b. The keys on the shield of this iron gateway arch are a familiar symbol for those raised in the Roman church. Interesting bit of iconography, when you think about it. Keys mean various things, security, imprisonment, exclusion, safety. In this context, they are →

  • on colour

    buds’ initial burstblood red splay reaches for lighthazel springs to life ~ n.b. Valentine’s Day, yesterday, the middle of February, which is noted in Slovenia as the day plants start flowering. In Norfolk, England, the appearance of the sinister Jack Valentine (a man who traditionally goes about villages, knocking on back doors, before leaving sweets →