every place I've lived
Milton Glazer's Dylan framed
together through life
~
n.b. The last frame (which was the first) broke in the move…now re-framed. Is that a metaphor?
CLP 16/03/2023
on life
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on time
sky balanced on spire
men address urgent matters
weather front threatens
~
n.b. A town I’d never heard of before, Bottesford, passes by the train window. I travel without moving. The town goes about its business uninterrupted.
CLP 13/03/2023
on Sunday
after Saturday
comes morning. Monday's not bad
blues follow bruising
~
n.b. Sunday seems to be the hardest day. Do you feel that too?
CLP 12/03/2023
on Ukraine
rockets hit Lviv
"It's been a difficult night'
we complain of snow
~
n.b. Compassion fatigue, anyone? The war is unrelenting in its cruelty.
CLP 09/03/2023
on ice
how bad could it get?
frost to frozen conditions
tentative footsteps
~
CLP 09/03/2023
on time
for one life only
this opportunity knocks
must live performance
~
n.b. “Beat clock! You gotta beat the clock!” (Sparks)
CLP 06/03/2023
on time
there's only so much
what is one to do with it?
seconds become months
~
CLP 03/03/2023
on time
financial district
Velvet Underground grates on
distorts their chat
~
n.b. All this glass, steel and concrete, the money and devalued art makes me want to run, run, run.
CLP 03/03/2023
on time
twenty-two years old
if there was a happy end
his picture still here
~
n.b. Is someone still hoping you pulled through, or did they forget to remove the missing person poster here? It’s been on this pillar for over 18 months now.
No media frenzy corralled to help you, no FaceBook fury at the lack of news. The days pass, the poster remains.
CLP 02/03/2023
on Ukraine
it had to happen
somebody counting dollars
questioning the cost
~
n.b. When the pile of green bits of paper gets so high, Capitol Hill echoes to the sounds of accountants at war, clashes more likely to end a conflict than any body count.
Should the pain, suffering and loss of life be agreed to be a profitable venture, then you can bet your last cent that support for Ukraine will be sustained.
This is evidenced by the domestic gun industry’s success in keeping in business, despite the horrific, daily loss of lives across the USA from the saturation of the domestic small arms market, or the continued existence of the cancer stick manufacturers.
CLP 01/03/2023
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