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12 January: Journal of Thought

Note: Please read Spira’s post above and listen to the YouTube music video. This is my response to his post and accompanying music. Another Utterance This is musicthat tears a holein your soul’s fabric It does what thoseof time and circumstancecannot do for themselves. It is a stave for an undoable past, and we listen…
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11 Jan: A Six – Part: 4

Beyond an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 4 Stonehenge: Latitude: 51.1789° N, Longitude: -1.8278° W The gods decided to send a storm … but they weren’t just talking about it – they were bloody screaming, and the clouds were black as the brows of doom. Nick shouts over…
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10 January: Ten Things of Thankful

In no particular order: 1. Nico and Luisa live in Bogotá. Year round it’s 20°. Frost? What’s frost, asks Nico. We go outside and I write their names on the patio table – it’s thick with hoar frost. What’s a hoar, asks Nico … as he leans over to lick the tabletop. His mother grabs…
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9 Jan: Journal of Thoughts
Four Days of a Hawk in Woburn Forest On Monday,a falcon took a pigeonwho was lostin its own little snowstorm. On Tuesday,we discovered the falconwas a hawk. On Wednesday,the hawk fell fast on a rat,its eye and tooth and bonequenched no appetite. On Thursday,the hawk swung a single arc,and straddled a happy little rabbiton the…
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Dec 2024: Last Photo on the Card

This post is in response to Brian’s monthly challenge Last Photo on the Card. Brian (aka Bushboy) asks for the Last Photos on your phone/camera/SD card. Here is the last shot taken using my iPhone 15Pro Max. Shared on Twitter with @bushboywhotweet
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3 January: Ten Things of Thankful

In no particular order: 1. It was a movie recommendation from a dear friend for which I am very thankful: The Fountain. It lingers in my thoughts and has wormed its way into my psyche. I simply cannot set it aside in my mind. My husband (who shall in the future be referred to as…
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2 Jan: Found Poetry of Ragnarök c.7

Speak theeIn the Circle of Wise. Sér alla vesá Sér alla vesá No notesNo tidingsNor be of wit Know all that answersAre mute of words. We speak Sér alla vesá. Sér alla vesá. The Weavers Sit in the Circle of Wise. This is the continuation of the series of Found Poetry sourced from The Elder…
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26 Dec: Ten Things of Thankful

In no particular order: 1. Nico says that I’m ninety ten years old. And to think that just a few days ago I walked 17.9 kilometres around London. Not half bad for a woman who’s 100, however I’m filled with thankfulness that I’m not 100. Yet. 2. I am happy as a dog with two…
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23 December: Happy Jul
Another new year nears, and I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for each of you who have taken the time to read and comment on my poetry and prose. Your friendship has been a source of joy, support, and inspiration. Thank you.
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20 Dec: Ten Things of Thankful

In no particular order: 1. I am more than just a little thankful that all the Christmas food shopping is done … because it’s a madhouse out there! Our usual supermarket had a queue of cars three long blocks down the road. And I am not one to wait in a queue for more than…