Coming and Going – And gone forever
last week was the departureBella has gonethis week is the arrivalsons and daughtersnever seen before they gather forwhatever Bella left themand they rake overthe remains of her possessionsthe final accoutrementsof a life well-livedbut one they barely knew abandoned for 20 yearsin housing for older peoplewe all knew her wellwe will wait for them to go […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 18 November 2024
Monday was a busy day for me, going first to Cardiff to see the lovely daughter. She is now on 20,000 words, and doing well with it and, most importantly, having fun with it too. Later, I went to see a huge display of Christmas lights filling the front garden of a large house. All […]
Dastardly Dave – May he be cursed forever
I’ve loved you, Bensince I don’t know when but I’ve lost you nowand I don’t know how one day you were thereand I always knew where but I grew too old, it seemsI don’t know what it means for you are older than meyou wanted to be free I never kept you a slavebut now […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 11 November 2024
At the beginning of the week, Sandy and I went to see ‘Blitz’ in the cinema, which was written and directed by Steve McQueen. It starred Saoirse Ronan as the mum, Paul Weller (from ‘The Jam’) as the grandad, and with an outstanding performance by Elliott Heffernen as the 9 year-old boy, with the addition […]
Mr Robinson’s Razor – And something to shave away
Mr. Robinson looked on to his drive. The fence his neighbour had erected was swaying slightly in the wind. Mr. Robinson smiled. He turned away to get on with his day. Into the bathroom. Yesterday, whilst cleaning out his hall cupboard, Mr. Robinson had found his wet shaving gear, put away since last Christmas, having […]
Old Cronies – Friends for life
we stumble throughremembering of thingseach of us reminding another of things forgottenfrom yesterdaybut each havingwell-remembered storiesfrom decades long ago we niggle and moanabout the health of eachcomparing meds andthings no longer managedmobility, sight and hearingare usually top of the listbut various chronic conditionscome in at second place through complaintsand memory lossthere is everlasting comfortold friends gathering […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 4 November 2024
I made a visit to the University of England (UWE) main campus library at the beginning of the week where I have formerly used their very quiet study area for reading and writing. On the last occasion I travelled there, it took me 40 minutes to go from my flat to be sat down in […]
The Value of Ignorance – And how it enriches my life
I would like to argue that my life is enriched and has great value as a result of my ignorance. I appreciate that this is a somewhat strange thing to say, and so I will attempt to explain how I have reached that conclusion. It is particularly strange for me to talk about the enrichment […]
Balancing – Light and dark
the darkness comesand with itthe loss of hopethe rise of fearand despaireverywhere bound here comes thosewho would chooseto operate in shadowboundaries not holdinglove not embracingwisdom never found we relish the lightto push back the darkaccepting not chaosbut order as a ruleenhance the dayto end the night yet daily we loseunable to hold backthe force of […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 28 October 2024
This was a big week for the UK, where I live, and it was quite a big week for me, personally, but on a really tiny scale for the rest of the world. Nonetheless, my day, like everyone else’s day, is made-up of tiny events, which become significant within the individual worlds in which we […]