I’ve been recording three of my new, recently published poems, Diplomacy, my latest Fibonacci poem, and two ‘New Jersey’ poems written after a trip to the USA in 2011. Diplomacy: Hummingbird Feeder/The Blueberry Cage:
There was unusual weather here in Lewes, UK, for my Spring flowers, poor things. After being covered in snow, they gradually reappeared. And now they just need some sunshine. Well done indomitable spirits!
I cam back from Paris last weekend to a chilly spell here in Lewes, UK. With Claude Monet’s paintings in mind, the ones where he did series of the same scene through different light changes or seasons, I thought I…
Jorge Mario Bergoglio It would be churlish to wish ill of either of these men – both elected to power yesterday with authority over billions of people. Communism and Roman Catholicism are both belief systems that profess sympathy for the…
Last week, while I was staying in Paris, I visited the Tuilerie Gardens every morning to practice my Kungfu and Taichi – see Monday’s blog. I have been unable to commit to my White Crane Kungfu club for some time…
The main reason for my visit to Paris last week was to spend a day at the Musée d’Orsay, famous for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The museum was so close to my hotel, Hotel d’Orsay, that it was the…
As you can see, I was in Paris last week. Notice that electricity pylon behind me. It was far from my first visit to this inspiring city but it was the first time that I had been there just for…
Yesterday I left a rainy Paris and arrived in a rainy England but when I got home to Lewes, I had the pleasure of seeing my good neighbour, the prehistoric Brach Mound with its haircut completed. Now you can see…
The wolf is having a little rest – he’ll rouse himself in a couple of days. Au revoir.