Commuting – Wish it was the weeken
Dawn cracks the grey skies into blue, and the radio seems to crackle louder. This time of road-weary truck drivers rubbing the sleep from their eyes, and the mad-dash commuters tearing holes in the tar, as their too-fast sports cars don’t quite make it into the crisp, morning air. And I’m tired of doing the […]
Changing The Guard – Marking a new beginning
Who’s there?This changing of the guardmarks a new beginning wherefair question becomes quite hard. Another passagefrom one age to another stagein life’s little struggle and searchfor meaning.We seem to lurchfrom one answer to another,seeking solace from sister and brother,asking what we inherit.What was it of our parentsthat was of merit, and considered worthwhileto pass on […]
Brave Little Heart – A leap to freedom
I leaptto freedombut I missedmy footingand I landedon earthwith a bumpno freedom therewith all thatenslavementexploitationand addictionnot much chanceof the people, mebeing one of themnow,exercising theirfree-will apartfrom the occasionalfuck off ormaybe, now and thencutting free, onlyto come crashingback to the realityof mostly not havingbeen born into moneyor privilege, or insome cases,not even a roofover their headsor […]
Participation – Now
what if life were tomove slowlytravelling through timein new silenceif we had a changeof presenceexperiencing more fullyunderstanding thatnothing isas it wasbeforeand what if nothing willeverbe the same againwill that beginthe transitionfrom observerto participant how would it beif we stopped countingand if there was no needto jumpto the next thingand the nextif we stay with the […]
Disconnected – No longer on the planet
“…And I’m floating in a most peculiar wayAnd the stars look very different todayFor hereAm I sitting in a tin canFar above the worldPlanet Earth is blueAnd there’s nothing I can do…” “…Ground Control to Major TomYour circuit’s dead, there’s something wrongCan you hear me, Major Tom?…” (Extracts from ‘Space Oddity’ by David Bowie) […]
The Good Life – This old jalopy keeps on going
this old jalopy keeps on goingwith rubber bands and string and suchbut climbing up the steepest hillscan sometimes be a bit much so take it easy, won’t you please?can often be the commandas if I had another choiceno matter what the demand there may still be a willbut there’s no longer a waythe brain suggests […]
We Had – All that we needed
we hada shilling for our meter,coal for our fire and paraffin for our lamps we hadwellies for our toes,gloves for our fingers and hats for our ears we hadporridge for breakfast,broth for dinner and mince and tatties for tea we hada chain for our toilet,tin for our bath and a geyser for our water we […]
Balanced Tulip Glass – Water continues on
I have a tulip-shaped glasswith some water from the taplike a tree with its sap many rivers have dried-upand lakes have come and gonebut life-giving water continues on the river often slowswith challenges round the bendas it yawns and stretches to its end many changes in this lifebalance hard to findbut outcomes mostly kind my […]
Living The Reality – On relationships
be honest and truebefore saying ‘I do’love who you wantdon’t listen to “can’t”and if, with more than one,be equal with everyoneif one plus oneresults in three or morethen commit for lifeeven if shown the doorchildren are foreverregardless of the weatherand any distance apartjust consider it from the startthen, if you separatedon’t leave it to fatestay […]