• on time

    finishing todaywhen tomorrow has startedwhere is the hand-brake? ~ n.b. Please do not tell me everyone has already clocked off. CLP

  • on time

    It’s The Demon DrinkDehydrates and irritatesDraining the spirit ~ n.b. Lack of sleep doesn’t exactly lift the mood either. Having the energy to enjoy each moment of the day is worth the effort, just one evening of mild excess leads to a full day of constant irritation. Not a good place. CLP 09/07/2024

  • on Ukraine

    whatever might endall these murderous actionsprayers aren’t the answer ~ n.b. The descent from common decency seems complete. Bombing the children’s hospital in Kyiv confirms Moscow’s depravity. CLP 09/07/2024

  • on sleep

    enjoy waking hoursgulls, street revellers, beforeinevitable ~ CLP 27/06/2024

  • on memory

    lone sentry at easeevery church goer must passson of the village ~ n.b. At Itteringham, Norfolk, lies 30035 Serjeant LWW Gotts, Royal Garrison Artillery, 26th July 1916. Not for him a place tucked away amongst the accumulated masses of the parish, but a place where he cannot be over-looked, nor forgotten. Age 25 at the

  • on Ukraine

    now it reaches outconsuming children at playbeyond all reason ~ n.b. What military people might call an advance, is in truth, a retreat into depravity. The attack on Kryvyi Rih is an act of terrorism. CLP 12/06/2024

  • on Ukraine

    Slithering boaconstrictor tightens its holdTears of frustration ~ n.b. In Moscow, the New York Times reports, ‘victory’ is a word often heard. The fight goes on. Where is a peace plan? Peace cannot come without an even balancing of power. Russia will not stop unless its army is halted. Where will that line be drawn?

  • on time

    grab it while you cansuch precious serene secondssand runs through fingers ~ CLP 10/06/2024

  • on truth

    memory is goodspreadsheet better t.b.hdata doesn’t lie ~ n.b. Does anyone trust utility companies to tell the truth? Lies of omission, confusion pricing, ‘estimates’. Where’s the truth? CLP 03/06/2024

  • on time

    wait at the crossingnothing to do but switch offthis choo-choo will pass ~ CLP 02/06/2024