Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • on time

    moonrise exposescrowded blocks, brick barriers lives without nature ~ n.b. Sun rises later now because of these ‘contemporary apartments’ that also diminish the scale of the Moon and night sky. CLP 06/02/2023 →

  • on time

    could be? already?curious, fearful, intrigued?buy me to find out ~ n.b. Classic headline. The art of headline writing is alive and well in Norfolk. Loving the ambiguity; suspicion of nuclear waste’s existence, or fear of plans to deposit nuclear waste? CLP 05/02/2023 →

  • on time

    interleaved momentsmusic, football, familybound by weekend ~ n.b. These two characters, in a duo called Squat Lobster, sing their own rather silly Christmas songs all year round, except at Christmas, when they’re busy being family men. CLP 04/02/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    come gather round yousons of Russia enrich soilwho don’t understand? ~ n.b. It is reported in the NY Times that Russian military losses are in excess of 200,000, not counting the captured. That land must hold a lot of value to Moscow if it is happy to spread so much blood and bone. CLP 03/02/2023 →

  • on time

    better things to dothan play games with the weatherprepare for the worst ~ n.b. Blue sky, but clouds not quite as white and fluffy as to be entirely innocent. CLP 02/02/2023 →

  • on time

    aroused from deep dreamsun clouded out, day decaysgloves, coats, car headlights ~ CLP 01/02/2023 →

  • on light

    bright start betrays youbeware the day’s warm welcomewinter rules still hold ~ n.b. I’m sure we’ve all done it, misread the promise of a sunny morning to venture out in hope, before finding bright sunlight doesn’t always keep its promises. This peacock butterfly was suffering by the time of January’s last sunset. CLP 01/02/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    long-term investmenteveryone wants a pie slicewho’s brokering peace? ~ n.b. I notice that the UK economy is the only large richer nation forecast to be in economic decline in 2023, despite Johnson acting as arms salesman par excellence. The arms industry is doing very well, so the rest of the UK economy must be in →

  • on truth

    now the hole storyliar by his omissionsoutline of events ~ n.b. With this UK government, it’s what they don’t say we have to be careful of; the unknown knowns, so to speak. CLP 31/01/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    frost hard ground brokenanother soldier laid downdays filled with darkness ~ n.b. Is anyone out there still counting? Does any of this still count? CLP 30/01/2023 →