
I must head northwards
cold burns throat, breath becomes smoke
winter sun warms back
~
CLP. 21/01/2023
Liberté, Égalité, Humanité
I must head northwards
cold burns throat, breath becomes smoke
winter sun warms back
~
CLP. 21/01/2023
different but the same
morning light yet to arrive
ready to depart
~
CLP 15/01/2023
pink sky threatens frost
life retreats beneath the turf
Moon casts stark shadows
~
n.b. Great to be back under Somerset skies.
CLP 02/01/2023
cricket in Sydney
while we are getting ready
football in Pompey
~
CLP 01/01/2023
return anywhere
never quite what it had been
if 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
Christmas lights the streets
cardboard city's residents
feast on poverty
~
CLP 25/12/2022
adverse weather norm
Puddletown, Piddletrenthide
town names tell it all
~
n.b. When clear weather, it’s lovely. When it’s wet, it can be extremely wet. Love it. Today, like a shower, I was just passing through.
CLP 25/12/2025
temperature drop
counter-measures introduced
slow tick-tock of clock
~
n.b. Chilling in front of a fire.
CLP 17/12/2022
ebb tide at full flow
cables neatly stowed on deck
lines pulled taut, sails full
~
n.b. A ship can wait only so long before the tide turns. Many a ship sails without its full complement.
CLP 06/12/2022
Friday evening rush
eyes seek out welcome embrace
nothing else matters
~
CLP 03/12/2022