Journey of Words

Tag: Separation

  • on distance

    we both see the Moonwatch the Evening Star descendwish on shooting stars – n.b. Kilometres dissolve. CLP 31/05/2023 →

  • on light

    Life twenty or so floors upMust have some angles not appreciatedBy those habituated at ground levelLike watching the crescent Moon sinktowards the ground floorDoes it ever feel as if the Moon liesBeneath you, for example? ~ n.b. The Moon, devoid of life, full of magic and mystery. Talk me through that one. CLP 22/05/2023 →

  • on time

    Rough old seaside townWhen not putting on a frontCan be quite charming ~ n.b. Brighton, if you were asking. Yes, I know it is a city now, but not when I first knew it. CLP 16/05/2023 →

  • on time

    on empty platformI coulda, woulda, shouldayour train long departed ~ n.b. When’s the last train? CLP 11/05/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    twenty-five years forVladimir Kara-Murzafor calling out war ~ n.b. Mr Kara-Murza stayed in Russia to inform Russians about the invasion of Ukraine under the orders of Moscow. Sentenced to twenty-five years for being critical of Russia’s leadership, an exemplary sentence has been imposed. As a holder of Russian and British citizenships, it is thought he →

  • on time

    three a.m. againmemories of you flood backvixen barks in street ~ CLP 01/04/2023 →

  • Coast

    westerly pulling at loose coat hoodswhite horses whispering of rainturnstones picking through kelpgulls laughing from beachfront roofswet sand slowly filling in footprintsfaint moon fading in morning azureVenus sinking with all our hopes ~ CLP 30/03/2023 →

  • on time

    held by golden threadimprovised quilted patchwork stitches unravel ~ n.b. What is this ‘planned’? CLP 24/03/2023 →

  • on sleep

    unlit stone alcovesheltered from noise of trafficaligned with concretea man lies down for the nightorganic heap on city street ~ n.b. “…but everywhere, it’s the same.” Some cities have more obvious housing problems than others. CLP 22/03/2023 →

  • on time

    a note on my phonecarried over from handsetupgrade to upgradeas my memory of that momentdiminished, reforms in greywhat was it? evidencefor prosecution, or defenceminutes noted of a crisisin progress as we regressedto parent / childthe damsel / knight dynamiclanced throughby your distressmy confusion CLP 21/03/2023 →