Happy

I sat up in bedWith a cold in my headAnd stinging in fingers and toes  I’d been asleep for a weekFeeling sick – couldn’t speakAnd constantly blowing my nose  My breath was a bit offAnd I had a bad coughAnd I struggled to shower and eat  I’d been at a loss – I could not […]

Up or down?

just when a ‘we’ becomes ill-defined we look up to the valley and down to the sky                                             just when an ‘us’ hides behind a facade we look behind the horizon and beyond the yard                                            and we find a ‘why’ and a ‘what’ and a ‘when’ and a ‘how’ as we stumble and fumble to reach […]

Wild days

Oh but for those wild days Where the yardarm greets the sun I could abate the little bird And be the only one   Who stands upon a portal And sings upon a rock Who nestles in the silent night Walking to the expanse of the dock   Why jump; one thinks and ponders Why […]