Rings of My Tree: Written November 2025 (Aged 50)

when the weather makes you a cup of tea,
and you hold on,
because there is a storm in every brew,
and walking away
just hurts too much.

Entangled: Written Tuesday 18th November 2025 (Aged 50)

and I know,
people carry placards,
and they make lives
from timber yard wood.

Moments: Written Tuesday 18th November 2025 (Aged 50)

love,
always,
caught in reflections

Ugly Fame – Written Thursday 22nd January 2026 (Aged 50)

but death
is a violent nudge,
a reminder
that something remains.

Standard – Written November 2025 (Aged 50)

The majority of people
have standardised views
standard issue uniforms

All Those Years Ago – Written Monday 17th November 2025 (Aged 50)

I hear it,
turning over and over in my mind,
and we are there,
together,
all those years ago.

Eureka Moments – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

the world
is full of people
telling me what to say,
what to say,
and even what to feel.

More Days Than This – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

I need to
wake up,
and stretch
to get going,
and I need to move further forwards.

Everyone Would Like To Be Noticed – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

I am in life,
and I am on a difficult mountain pass
when my toxicity
became a disease
and then an urgent task.

Telephone Wires – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

We are not so insecure
that the condiments of our life
taste a little less pure.