As a flower asleep to her beauty,can only be beautiful, As each moment that blossoms must die, this peace of mind,that I’m trying to find is like lying back to question the sky. The beauty of each moment is revealed in its passing. Like Lucifer we fall, into the world of definitions and distinctions. bringing […]
New Questions Everyone stood still at school until one thing happened. A new question arrived. Suddenly the playground came alive with excitement,but what was the question? ‘Do you have a CB?’ CB radio,Citizens band radio, was popular among adults and some children when I grew up,in the golden days before the internet. Allowing weirdos to […]
Went for a short walk yesterday during the lockdown.We’re allowed a walk.Heard this shouting from a couple of streets over.People are even more annoying than usual, I find…Theres a six feet exclusion zone now.Great. Now I have to let people get closer to me than ever.It’s usually 15 or 20 feet.’Pauline’ he shouted. Again. Again.Is […]
This post was originally going to be called – Two paraphrases that lasted beyond the world wars. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde once is… However Oscar Wilde did say : The hardest thing to do is nothing at all Some things you come across in life that are so obvious you immediately think “Why didn’t I […]
I’m worried. Ever since I hacked your devices, I’ve been watching. Not every day – I’m not crazy. Just now and then. To be fair it’s quite difficult looking at some of you. Worse than my cracked mirror. You should take better care of yourself. Age shall not weary There’s a lot of […]
Each of the following individual words is true but I take no responsibility for the factuality of their combinations. Donald Trump The only truth left to us is in words. It is when we combine them together that the lies find their way in. Although each meaning of every individual word is subject to change. […]
Slow Defeat Who doesn’t want to enjoy the slow defeats within a long life? Let death claim its single victory, while we take a thousand dances under the bright sun of delusion. Each moment another victory against the inevitable. Each tomorrow a new day – apart from once. But is death such a big loss? […]
I’ve always hated flies. Depending on the type of windows you have The top opening ones are the worst. The flies get in but there is no way for them to get out again. One way glass – only one side is solid. This is one sided glass that a fly will bounce off if […]
I never really got to be the best. I spent a lot of time hanging on the coat-tails of giants. At least I was in the same room. I was used to my ideas being overlooked, which is why I started my own venture at the weekends. Most of my work is dealing with people […]
When I told my wife about my writers block she told me I should kill my darlings. I thought she cared about our children more than that. Happy wife,happy life as they say. I just go along with her as it’s so much easier. Halfway through my prison term I realised she was talking about […]
