Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • on Ukraine

    dreaming of sleepinginterrupted by sleep’s dreamsawake through nightmares ~ n.b. Terrorism for terrorism’s sake. Moscow’s War on Peace consists undercover of darkness. CLP 16/10/2022 →

  • on time

    set off yesterdayarrived back home tomorrowthere still today ~ n.b. Confused? Probably jet lag due to flying west to east. Urrrrrgggghhhh. CLP 16/10/2022 →

  • on time

    if this is homewhat am I doing about it?home for good or move ~ n.b. Home is not the house, but the location. CLP 15/10/2022 →

  • on time

    completed circlenostalgic stop on life lineforty years rattled by ~ n.b. Farringdon, you’ve changed, but I still love you. My first regular commuting destination on moving to London some years past. CLP 15/10/2022 →

  • on Ukraine

    evacuate callcruel deceit of remainingvictims who’ll be blamed ~ n.b. A call to Moscow to help evacuate Donbas as Ukraine’s army advances, means the area will only be lived in by people who wanted to stay in their homes, but they risk being called Ukrainian patriots and therefore “enemy” to the recently retreated occupiers. Victim →

  • on time

    “I’m leaving on a jet planedon’t know when I’ll be back again”he whistled, beginning to tear upbecause he hates flying(honest) ~ n.b. With all due respect to singer-songwriter John Denver. CLP 13/10/2022 →

  • on flight

    as if effortlesscommon gulls follow ferrytaunting of bipeds ~ CLP 13/10/2022 →

  • on music

    run through final barsencores finally completedmelody drifts off ~ n.b. Barbès bar, Brooklyn. Merci et adieu. La fin. CLP 13/10/2022 →

  • on time

    season of quietgathering of leaves reflecttrees’ slow-reveal ~ n.b. How welcome the cool underneath the weeping willow in Brooklyn, unconditioned night air. CLP 12/09/2022 →

  • on time

    I got to shake handswith a guitarist who playedin Bo Diddley’s band ~ n.b. In 1986 I met Bo Diddley after he played with a pick up band at Dingwall’s, Camden Lock and still have his autograph. Small(ish) world. Bo Diddley, carried his guitar travelling solo, playing with backing bands throughout his career. Possible due →