Forward To The Past

Post 39: Topical Turnips or Scrumptious Swede?

I was going to relate a heartwarming garden encounter for this next post. But, after the discussion about the replacement of turnips for tomatoes, I was minded to go with this repeat of an ode I wrote in February 2020; which was meant to be a lighthearted take on our exodus from Europe. BRELEGY    […]

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Post 38: Princes, Power and Presidents

POWER COLOUR          November 1995 Grey, Power colour Colour of granite and the city suit Grey; colour of thunder clouds And battleships, colour of grime And stone quarries And the grey men Behind the smoky windows Of their grey limousines     I am ambivalent regarding the advantages, morality and preference of […]

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