Tag Archives: Sadness

on light

amongst happy throng
one woman cries her heart out
rainbows come with rain

~

n.b. Oblivious of the calendar, I travelled to see family and friends and discover that Brighton Pride is set for the same weekend.

This means a lot of relaxed people, a lot of extravagance and flamboyance, a very large number of police.

So many people having fun, dancing. One young tearful woman being consoled by her friend. There will be hangovers.

CLP 07/08/2022

on reflection

what was it you saw?
something you recognised? feared?
did you not see me?

~

n.b. Taking things at face value isn’t always easy. Gift horses, mouths, et cetera.

CLP 14/03/2022

on the level

don't delve unduly
what lies beneath the surface
keeps a safe distance

~

CLP 10/12/2021

on need

it cannot be found
through the bottom of a glass
for love nor money

~

CLP 18/09/2021

On Hope vii

when will this sadness end?

she asked, because she knew it must

we both could feel the cold lump of it

in our stomachs, welding us together

when we are both happy?

I offered, to see how happy might sound

it sounded like a bowl of tears

a set of randomly selected letters

it reprised the call of an albatross

fatally wounded

~

CLP 22/07/2021

On Water xxvii

bent double by grief

sadness enough to birth rivers

path shadowed by tears

~

CLP 04/05/2021

On the Street vii

~

Grey, cool rain persists

Days run together down drains

Mingling with lost years

~

CLP 06/10/2020