Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • on light

    despite gloom and doomMadame Soleil still with usdrawing us onward ~ CLP 06/01/2023 →

  • ghost

    a grey shadowspirited out of dusk the figure of a womanunfamiliar to meI waved to no availshe stoodneither coming nor goingunresponsive to my gestureI returned to my workcutting back two years growththe hedge barely recognisableedges blurredI looked againwas she coming or going?the sad shape of herstill, therelight decayingas memory fadesI turned a third timeshe’d disappeared →

  • on Ukraine

    don’t involve your godthirty six hours ceasefire thengodlessness resumes ~ n.b. Excuse me for being cynical, eye of a needle and all that. Bit late probably, Vlad. CLP 05/01/2023 →

  • on light

    secondhand daylightsent via lunar surfacedusted in silver ~ n.b. Long exposure rather exaggerates the scene, but you get the ideaz CLP 05/01/2023 →

  • on light

    how many steps there?silver balloon floats upwardillumination ~ n.b. Tonight it won’t be dark until the Moon sets. CLP 04/01/2023 →

  • on time

    seasons all muddledcurious robin calls bybum barrels flit past ~ CLP 04/01/2023 →

  • on land

    pink sky threatens frostlife retreats beneath the turfMoon casts stark shadows ~ n.b. Great to be back under Somerset skies. CLP 02/01/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    bleak light of new dayunmanned aircraft on attackmachines v. humans ~ n.b. This is the ultimate manifestation of Capitalism. Capital buys machines to ultimately kill and cow, a human population. Who has the most money to pay those willing to build such machinery? CLP 02/01/2022 →

  • on time

    cricket in Sydneywhile we are getting readyfootball in Pompey ~ CLP 01/01/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    out into sunshinefaces turn toward it’s warmthsunglasses hide tears ~ n.b. Blessed Sun comes with warmth in winter’s shadow. CLP 31:12/2022 →