Tag Archives: poetry

Cabbages and Kinks #poetry #health

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Ok so it’s chard not cabbage but it is green, it’s healthy and full of vitamins and grows easily in our South London micro climate. But I don’t eat enough. Greens. Never really did. The Archaeologist, contrarian that he was, … Continue reading →

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The Book of Trees #dulwich #trees #villagelife #poetry

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

I live in a part of South London that is full of trees. The other day I got hold of this. It is hand drawn and shows the position of many unique and rare species of tree in my neighbourhood. … Continue reading →

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Of geese and coffee cups #poem #poetry

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

I inhabit a space Between The Unknown And The Misunderstood. In a continuum Of blinks Only one matters. All past blinks are as one; All future blinks are but practice dreams. The one that matters Is the twitch of a … Continue reading →

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In the Land of Grey and Pink

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Or maybe yellow and pink; or green and pink. Pink anyway. The sun shone after a night of sporadic rain and the roses burst into an abundance of, er, every colour. But just as I’m taken by the pink I … Continue reading →

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How does the garden groweth? #gardening #spring

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

I’ve had the urge, see. A real throbbing need, an itch to scratch.  It’s the garden and since the weather has been warm and, thank heavens, wet today I’ve done a lot, even extending a gravel path and a bark path … Continue reading →

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Shadows #poem #poetry

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

A year ago I posted this in response to a prompt based on a Munch painting ‘Moonlight’. I thought you might enjoy a reprise. My Life as a Shadow Most people would say I’m a saddo If I told the … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Love #parents #poetry #gardens

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

As spring is a gorgeous month and in memory of my parents and their love of the garden here are a couple of dad’s poems to mum, based around her love of the garden, interspersed with pictures from our garden this week… your tour guides … Continue reading →

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