New Poem – breathe and greet…

  Breathe and greet each new day Knowing you could wait a lifetime To be truly nascent, For that moment to begin.   Sometimes being alive Can seem so static. Like standing just across the street From a string of extraordinary opportunities, That are just sat there looking at you.   And in quite a mundane way. Like a queue of regular folk At a wind swept bus...

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New Poem – within the life…

  Within the life we lead, On the stage we play our part upon, There are dangers – it’s true.   An abyss will always be there, As it needs to be.   And with it, in this life at least, The possibility of a nadir, A shattering of the dreams. An extinguishing of the light, Should you stray far enough, Given its seduction, To the very edge.   So be...

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Merry Christmas everyone

  Happy Christmas to you all, with hope and faith a fruitful new year beckons. Some say that the end will surely come tomorrow. And whilst, as reminded by recent despair and suffering on every continent (for both rich and poor…) there will certainly be moments of great challenge and darkness still ahead for us all, both as individuals and indeed as different...

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New poem – life collects…

  Life collects, pools around you. It paints its highlights, Nothing there you can destroy Or begin again.   Calm in aquamarine beauty, Barely a hint of surf’s snowy trim. Today the sea is out But will come again.   For the moment, On the beach, My love and I, Naked and blissful as can be.   In the soft, sun baked sand History between my toes.   Sense how...

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New Poem – with joy…

  With joy in your heart, Everyday can be extraordinary And ripe, Like a flower burst, If the will is there.   For sure, on some days, Fate may seem heartless, As if acting with intent to interfere, To punish, or to twist you away From where you think you want to be.   But there are surprises.   Fresh hope, new life Sometimes finds its breath In just...

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The edge of Chipperfield Common in winter

  With light, there is both hope and mystery…

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The Woods at Chipperfield Common in Hertfordshire, England.

  Tree as ancient creature unleashed…

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New poem – However beautiful…

      However beautiful, No pebble on the beach.   You were my touchstone.   And yes, I have now smelt the perfume of the Gods.   If only for precious moments Opened the gilded door And walked through.   Set foot on hallowed ground, Taken refuge where my soul longed to be, In the sunlit meadow of my dreams.   Bathed in love and...

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