I don’t remember what instigated this poem; but I thought it might be a suitable subject for St Valentine’s day A LOVE STORY February 1994 There was a young maiden in Cardiff did dwell She worked on a checkout, or so I’ve heard tell One day at the caff round the corner she spied A […]
Continue reading...Post 14 travels past but not present
I wrote this poem in March 2020, with a lighthearted attitude; thinking that it surely couldn’t be as bad as all the doom mongers were predicting. Nuff said! BRELEGY Farewell friends from o’er the sea Where we can no longer be No excuse for schadenfreude Or need to cross an EU border […]
Continue reading...Post 13 spring, serfs and slaves
The first signs of Spring are appearing. Snowdrops and primroses are peeping above the chilly earth. Sparrows, robins, chaffinches and thrushes are lustfully chasing potential breeding partners through trees and hedge cover. The collared dove wakes us each morning with it’s mournful monotonous call. And the days are lengthening; a welcome distraction from the […]
Continue reading...Post 12 new year – old beginnings
A hopeful new year to you all; which is a big ask, considering what’s going on all over the globe. Somewhere, thousands of miles away in space, the James Webb telescope is seeking the answer to how our planet, and life upon it, started. As usual, I wrote a short poem back in the […]
Continue reading...Post 11 parties and puddings
Here’s wishing all who read this blog a happy festive season, as we welcome the Winter Solstice; and lengthening days. Apologies for repeating this next poem; which is a redacted version of one that has already been used on blog 6 (partygoers). But, given the popular topic of the day, I couldn’t resist! […]
Continue reading...Post 10 elegy
I, like many others, have been very disturbed by the horrific report of another little child killed by those who should be nurturing and protective. Unfortunately Covid has set up perfect conditions for these victims to be hidden from view. Coupled with the dearth of professionals, social workers and the like, that have gradually […]
Continue reading...Post 9 Privation and Privatization
PRIVATEERS November ‘21 (Privation: meaning: the state of being deprived of something; especially of what is necessary for comfort) (Privatization: meaning: to transfer from ownership by the state into private ownership) How relevant in meaning is the second to the first And yet, the second nearly always makes privation worse I think it’s safe […]
Continue reading...Post 8 A DEARTH OF DIVERSITY
WINTER IS COMING November 2018 Winter is coming A low bright blinding sun Shows briefly through fast moving cloud Winter is coming Late garden roses still bud Mahonia’s yellow blossom is alive with bees Fuchsia and Aster still show Stars in dark skies coldly glitter Fiery sunsets glow And the North wind is bitter Winter […]
Continue reading...Post 7: SPACE RACE & COVID HASTE
As we see Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk blasting the rich and famous into space, I find these actions hard to justify. Maybe they will contribute to the good of the world in time to come. But now, with the world in crisis, I can’t help thinking that these expensive egoistic vanity projects could be […]
Continue reading...Post 6 PARTYGOERS
The Party Conference season is upon us. I intend to keep this blog as apolitical as possible; and the following poem, written in the eighties, sticks to that general premise. KEEP OFF THE GRASS? I’ll do it for the party A noble dream I’ll follow till my death A way that’s right; a way that’s […]
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