• on time

    discreet flash of goldsee the promise of better?deceit of winter ~ n.b. North Norfolk, December, not Serengeti. CLP 09/12/2022

  • 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 time

    winter wind rattlesbare boughs of Chiltern beech woodscirculation of kites ~ n.b. Above Adams Park, High Wycombe it is common to witness red kites on the wing. I saw fourteen in one flight on Sunday. These birds are a thriving colony, having been reintroduced to the Chiltern Hills in the past couple of decades. CLP

  • on Ukraine

    heart of icewinter cannot be colderrain made of metal ~ 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 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

  • on light

    hit me with some luxtease crocus from winter soilvibrant purple bloom ~ CLP 11/02/2022

  • on the wind

    fast-paced script demandsmultiple set changesinvisible stage hands ~ n.b. Five / six / six syllables. CLP 07/02/2022