Journey of Words

Tag: Time

  • on time

    cricket in Sydneywhile we are getting readyfootball in Pompey ~ CLP 01/01/2023 →

  • on time

    we have swung aroundlight stays with us longer nowpast the furthest point ~ n.b. There is colder weather to come, but days lengthen, sky retains light until later each day. CLP 30/12/2022 →

  • on time

    that number is agenot just two simple digitsdays faster, limbs slow ~ n.b. How would it feel if days are getting faster, but we stay at full grown adult pace? We would feel slower, relatively. And how about shrinkage, is the world getting bigger, expanding like the Universe? Hopefully not, at least for the youngsters. →

  • on time

    has nothing since changed?winter night gathers homelessbeneath old timbers ~ n.b. In Exeter, these ancient buildings still offer shelter for the street dwellers during inclement weather. The central doorway here, the bed space for a handful of street people, as it must have been many times over the centuries. How advanced is this advanced society, →

  • on time

    return anywherenever quite what it had beenif memory’s true ~ n.b. We rely on our versions of events, people, places to negotiate each day. Confusion comes with fading memory. Understanding comes with wisdom. Truth is defined by the storytellers. CLP 26/12/2022 →

  • on time

    I will not descendinto irascible old agethere are too few hours ~ n.b. More preachy stuff. CLP 22/12/2022 →

  • on time

    nutrients depletedwalled in by circumstancessheep seek fresh pasture ~ n.b. Apologies if this post seems a bit preachy. It is that time of year. CLP 22/12/2022 →

  • on time

    beech trees line the wallslongest noon shadows of yearall down hill from here ~ n.b. Winter Solstice! A cause for celebration here in the Northern Hemisphere!!! p.s. All down hill, in a good way! CLP 21/12/2022 →

  • on country houses

    next time you visitask where from the money stemsplantations, mines, mills ~ n.b. Wow! Look at that beautiful house! Wonderful gardens and lakes. Magnificent gates! The estate wall runs for miles. Wonderful paintings. 1642-1660 the English Revolution that utterly failed and we’re still paying for that failure. CLP 19/12/2022 →

  • on time

    dry stones lining lanesrunning across peaks, down dalesdividing fields n.b. How many hours were taken to build the maze of dry stone masonry found across England? Astounding constructions. CLP 18/12/2022 →