Wednesday 30 October 2019

Tuesday 22 October 2019

Saturday 19 October 2019

‪temple visit‬
‪leaving more than we find ‬
‪incense stick‬
‪to the trained eye‬
‪it’s the international‬
‪space station ‬

Thursday 17 October 2019

torrential swim
flailing bruise faced winds
exhilarating 
trapped
the bird in the gilded cage
burned
take this word 
and this word
is a poem
‪the hot air‬
‪of extinction rebellion ‬
‪is in jail‬
‪so no more global warming‬
‪we are all safe forevermore ‬

Tuesday 15 October 2019

the snows are coming
covering the year’s scars
promising nothing 
but spring’s budding renewal 
whisper sotto voce - if

torrential rain
one plumb left on the tree
mouthwatering 

Monday 14 October 2019

Friday 11 October 2019

Tuesday 8 October 2019



just me and the sea
the old cold grey towering sea
last tango in parlance 

topiary phoenix
extinction rebellion’s
autumn days
trees chant autumn
polished conker pews
falling light
hysterical 
swimming in a wild sea
tears of joy
seething
is believing 
in the sea
october sea
diving and resurfacing
black sunshine
shrieking
the wildness of it all
winter sea swimmer
doctors waiting room
reading a walking magazine
if only
global heating
everything and everyone
choose wisely

Monday 7 October 2019

thinking extinction’s
arresting rebellion
we do or we die
today it is you and i 
for tomorrow’s sever comes
playtime
a child again
grandad

little child
grandfathering 
grandad

child
admonishing the dog
naughty boy

little boy
discounting 
insects legs

sticklebacks 
look bigger in my jam jar
home we go

spring door ajar
hatching an idea
frogspawn 
autumn’s door
into a secret garden
morning leaves

Sunday 6 October 2019

each and every way
a cat is made of snowflakes
blizzard befuddle
burning 
on the back burner
the earth

the clock
is afire
alarm

alas never
is too late
now

sunset
flaming june 
moon

the hermit
with no fire
burning

temple bells
are melting out 
a ring of truth

cinders
after the cremation 
of truth

poles impart
the cold facts
of fire
all are guilty
dining out on latter days
no food for thought
just me and you on the menu
so who will see the QED
steep beach
heaven of coarse sand
clear water

Saturday 5 October 2019

hubble nebulae
cream in my coffee
humble thoughts
wind chimes
how far away
from home
wind chimes
when the wind stops
remembering
summer
bandaged in autumn leaves
takes a break

deep in love
autumn seduces summer
snow queen’s kiss

leaves falling 
deep in the blue woods
must be must
maggots
stealing the hare’s breath
fly away 

Thursday 3 October 2019

Tuesday 1 October 2019

winter graveyards 
snowed under
with work
outside
everyone inside 
midwinter 
the misty way
that so far beckons
now so irresistible
ice 
trapped bubbles
chilblains 
industry 
grumbling
in the night
whistling 
across the blue
snow
dusk
in flagranté delicto 
super moon 
oh no we didn’t 
but of course we did 
that summer
remembering
that time we stopped to kiss
forever
the path between
where we stopped to kiss
and where we are now
the school run
more bangs than there are car doors
car ride away