• on Ukraine

    first frozen windscreensunlight now in monochromethank our lucky stars ~ n.b. Moscow’s robber barons must be carrying a lot of pain for them to seek to inflict such suffering on others. Here, in the UK, we just have to face up to winter’s heartless weather. CLP 06/12/2022

  • on Ukraine

    heart of icewinter cannot be colderrain made of metal ~ CLP 30/11/2022

  • on time

    swimming in riversheart shakes, shock of cold wateralive, alive, oh! ~ n.b. For The Broads of the Broads, wild swimmers. CLP 30/11/2022

  • on time

    November quietbetween harvest and solsticecolour drains from sky ~ n.b. Yep, one of those days. CLP 24/11/2022

  • on Ukraine

    winter at windowbreath clouds view, power unpluggedpanes frosted over ~ n.b. Shadows moving in the shadows. Scorched Earth becomes Frozen Earth. Moscow’s cruelty has no boundaries. CLP 22/11/2022

  • On Time

    dark envelops uscollars up, hats pulled down firmvision fore-shortened ~ n.b. Layout the welcome mat to winter. CLP 05/11/2022

  • on time

    light falls from dull skyleaves tumble from copper beechpuddles drain from path ~ CLP 03/11/2022

  • on rain

    where have you hiddenair pregnant with your presencewelcome arrival ~ n.b. At last, as often as not, rain on the window, puddled streets, guttering running full. CLP 01/11/2022

  • on time

    some places won’t changemarginal adaptationanother autumn ~ n.b. The Harrow, Steep, Hampshire. CLP 26/10/2022

  • on Ukraine

    narrow strip of earthturns into no man’s landtime to draw the line? a telephone ringsagain? so soon? let me seeawkward exchanges death calls at the doorits noose swings from naked treenuclear winter who has the power? ~ n.b. It has come to this. Another conversation, the second in three days. Things are hotting up. CLP