Tree – Of words
I don’t know why I love trees as muchas I do and yet have never found outas much as I should haveabout variationwithin them itfeels wrongI did try oncebut it was hardand I gave-up toosoon itfeels wrong FraserOctober 2024
Reminders – Of how we fall and rise
summer refuses to give wayas autumn pushes forwardthe sun would have us still outand about and wearing onlyslightly more clothes now but autumn keeps pushingand sends summer awayas the temperature dropsand the leaves fall and wefinally bring everything in we know what is comingthe dragging mornings andthe damp beginnings thedays drawing inwards tolessen the distance […]
Drifting – Slowly escaping
long stretch of sandy beachin cold-weather Scotlandwaitlast two weeks in Julywe have a summerGlasgow invasionand huffy locals soft and warmgolden sandsgallons of alcoholmost populartowelsbathingsleepI pick my way pastwith shovel in hand I want cold hard ridgeslugworm beneathbaited hooksbobbing dinghyout in the bayaway and awayfrom the maddening crowd bite on the lineflurry of activitycrash landingsea creaturemurdered […]
Learning to Soar – Breaking free
time to break-outand danceit comes to us allso stretch-out andhear the musicdo your own thing for when you’re stuckstuck in a boxor twisted intostaying on the linethere comes a timewhen the bodyfollows the mindand suddenlyeverything’s fineif you feel so inclined just remember thisthere’s no going backkiss the old life goodbyefor you, my friendcan take off […]
Fatherland – Occupying the territory
mostly I thinkgood or badI am my own manthinking individualno dependenciesloitering here then I look in the mirrorand you look back at meas if to sayyou may think you walk alonebut still you carry the loadthat’s in my bonesand in those blue eyes FraserJune 2024
My Dad – And other forms of silence
I like silenceI doexceptwhen it deafens mewith its absencesand guessingbecomes the only gamein life, now goneor whilst growing-upand I becomethe roaring beast FraserJune 2024
Not Perfect – But I think it is ok
daddy meis the strong mefuelled by the loveof, and from,my children and the beat goes on the children who adults becomeare their own peoplestrong and independentall of them, eachin their own way and the beat goes on the old man becomesa new maninspired by his childrenstrong in his own wayuntil the fadingand dying of his […]
After ‘96 Vandam’ by Gerald Stern – Three attempts
I am going to take a double-spiral, A5, broad-lined notebookcomplete with a blue ocean of ‘BIC Cristal Original’I am going to write something new every dayor at least give it my best shotI want to have notebook and pen with me, so I miss nothingI want to be as close as possible to writing positivelyin […]
Sun Shining Down – And winter gone
sun shining downmelting the ice in our heartsand winter gone relaxed people all aroundsmiling faces everywheresun shining down worries left behindhealth chasing illness awayand winter gone positivity aboundsand better mental healthsun shining down bright light and blue skieschase grey days awayand winter gone seasonal delightsnew dreams are bornsun shining downand winter gone FraserMay 2024
Life – And how it sounds
music permeatesevery cell of meevery breath I takeevery thought I haveevery part of my life a tune is never far awaya video to playa streaming playlista hit on the radiosoundtrack to my life music melts messdispels the disarrayso much choice to playchanges every moodcreating better life forming written wordslearning new textssharing with my friendshope it […]