Things I Cared About – With tongue in cheek
Love. I cared about love. It came in many forms from many different kinds of people. I gave as much as I could manage. Breath. Yours or mine, or ours together, knowing we get to see another day. Mouthwash is good. Imbalance. Not everything has to be the same. Imperfection, too. It seems I have […]
Identity – Fifth poem of the self
never really belongedto anything or so Ithought wrongly whenit was pointed-out to meFamily First Forever then but more too likeScottish cultural heritageminority characteristicsdon’t need to be out andabout to know how near and I like being Britishdespite some awful historyand some terrible politicaldecisions taken to bringus all to task and obey global citizen toowith desire […]
Spirit – Fourth poem of the self
brought-up Catholicextensive damage wroughtknee jerk atheist reactionbut slower considerationbrings better tranquillity new learning to respectother people’s beliefswhatever they may beand exploring what mightjust work for me as well still trying to make peacewith myself as much aswith the rest of the worlddeity not possible for meexcept that found in others peace acceptanceforgiveness resilienceawareness responsibilityother people […]
Learning – Third poem of the self
I decided that schoolwas not a place to learnand I made a mess ofevery part of my selfthat mattered to me still scraped throughuniversity still an optionscraped through that tooand for many years survivedin the only way I knew how graft and grind was the waypunched more holes in my healthtried to ignore health and […]
Engagement – Second poem of the self
looked at the worldand got involvedoutward vision tobe of service to otherstook a bit of learning a lot of learningfor relationshipsexploration andfalling off the edgeof the known world remembered how to playwithout needing to knowwhy any of us do whatwe just do anywayor so I believed then chose my friends makinglots of mistakes on that […]
You Again – How can it be?
joke cardno greetingpresentfrom the pastwistful prudentlanguage lacksemotional cadenceyour visit stillmakes me wonder blinkyou disappearedI missed youI fill the mugscoffee black FraserJanuary 2025
That Was The Week – 13 January 2025
In this last week, a number of very significant things have been happening, and I have been trying to make sense of them, as one, single, tiny observer. The first of these has been the anxiety and distress seen amongst the people of Los Angeles who have been made homeless by the wild fires. We […]
Passion In Our Ordinary Lives – Wherever we are in 2025
As I sit here writing, I am listening to the London Symphony Orchestra play Carl Nielsen’s Helios overture, which is a wonderful musical experience, at least from my perspective. This is being played-out on my TV via streaming from Marquee TV. Thus, I am also looking from time to time at the musicians playing their […]
Happy New Year – For the days ahead
I hope the days aheadbring you strengthto face the challengesyou have to face this yearcourage to be bold inthe positive changesto improve your lifepeace with the outcomeshappiness with lifeand joy in the presenceof those you love most. FraserJanuary 2025
September to December 2024 – Reflections
Latterly, my output on Medium has been interrupted by my studies, which was an unintended consequence but, nonetheless, that happened, for which, apologies to all readers. In order to try and prevent that happening in the future, I will be simplifying my workflow on this platform to just one output per week on a regular […]