five - seven - five

race across the sky

2009-01-03T23:27:00.001Z

sailing to the west
the moon is chasing venus
in endless pursuit

churchyard at night time

2009-01-02T20:06:00.004Z

candlelight flickers
beneath cold, clear starry skies
loving remembrance

happy new year

2009-01-01T10:54:00.001Z

new resolutions
new year, new day, a new start
new me, same old me

now, then

2008-10-12T10:01:00.001+01:00

yesterday has gone
tomorrow is just a dream
now is all there is

tribute two

2008-07-14T20:49:00.000+01:00

she is enlightened

she is grace, she is beauty

she is perfection

tribute one

2008-07-13T22:47:00.000+01:00

her smile is sunlight

mirroring a divine soul

her presence is all

musicophilia

2008-06-03T14:43:00.001+01:00

music is the spark

enabling the dance of life

enriching the soul

the issues that arise from not sitting quietly in a room

2008-05-26T14:22:00.000+01:00

all unhappiness

is sourced from the human mind

when not in balance

i like mornings like this

2008-05-02T06:10:00.003+01:00

birdsong and tulips
a morning meditation
a peaceful daybreak

chasing

2008-03-01T23:30:00.001Z

it is almost here
always around the corner
always out of reach

our place in the universe

2008-02-06T20:06:00.000Z

tiny points of light
distance shrinks the mighty stars
bringing perspective

i didn't see you there

2008-02-05T20:05:00.000Z

perfection hiding
behind the mask of failure
opportunity

living thoughts

2008-02-04T20:02:00.000Z

seed of an idea
takes root and grows and blossoms
a life of its own

knowing no bounds

2008-02-03T20:01:00.002Z

reaching across time
spirit connects with spirit
heart and soul entwine

soulfood

2008-02-02T19:59:00.000Z

she sings just for me
little voice so innocent
nourishes my soul

i hear you now (jon and vangelis, 1980)

2008-02-01T19:57:00.000Z

simple chords and words
evoking deep emotion
and sweet memories

om

2008-01-29T19:55:00.001Z

i am chanting om
vibrating my self with life
still body, free mind

no

2008-01-28T19:53:00.000Z

learning to say 'no'
such a simple sound to make
but so hard to voice

dried up

2008-01-27T19:51:00.000Z

waiting for the muse
staring at these blank pages
waiting for the call

gut

2008-01-26T19:50:00.000Z

listen to the heart
follow it, do what it asks
nothing else will do

write on

2008-01-24T19:47:00.000Z

paper invites pen
invites hand ignites a spark
that lights up the worls

the day after the full moon

2008-01-23T19:46:00.000Z

brilliant on high
beautiful companion
serenely drifts by

recurring theme

2008-01-22T19:43:00.001Z

time is not my own
give it away to strangers
now claim it all back

looking for positives

2008-01-21T19:41:00.000Z

stop, breathe and relax
every situation
teaches a lesson

wonder

2008-01-20T19:09:00.000Z

observing your world
seen through the eyes of a child
innocent questions

everywhere

2008-01-19T19:05:00.001Z

beauty all around
awaken self, enlighten
in love at all times

giving it all away

2008-01-18T19:03:00.001Z

time given away
time spent away from loved ones
time to change it all

one size fits all

2008-01-17T19:02:00.000Z

pigeonholes await
neatly sized and neatly shaped
none of them fit me

diet

2008-01-16T19:01:00.000Z

output from input
products of environment
you are what you eat

simple

2008-01-15T19:00:00.000Z

when problems abound
lasting solutions are found
in simplicity

why do we do this ? (part 2)

2008-01-14T18:59:00.001Z

thinking disallowed
we place trust in ancient texts
following the crowd

why do we do this ?

2008-01-13T18:57:00.000Z

we hurt those we love
and then realising this
hurt only ourselves

grateful

2008-01-12T18:56:00.000Z

thank you for what is
thank you for what is to come
in whatever form

tired

2008-01-11T18:55:00.000Z

waiting for hypnos
to bring me the space i need
to make sense of this

closure

2008-01-10T18:54:00.000Z

signs are all around
it leaves none of us untouched
shadows lengthening

joan

2008-01-09T18:52:00.001Z

time to say goodbye
wishing you well on your way
and wishing you love

presence

2008-01-07T18:47:00.000Z

surrender to now
it is the way that it is
acceptance is all

saint francis

2008-01-06T18:45:00.000Z

dream brings his calling
his old ways fit him no more
he lives his passion

christmas no more

2008-01-05T18:43:00.000Z

twelfth night approaches
the feelings allowed to fade
and lights are dimming

not for me or mine

2008-01-04T18:41:00.000Z

day-to-day today
waning enthusiasm
effort for others

not here

2008-01-03T18:39:00.001Z

should i be aware
of events in far off lands
is ignorance bliss ?

mind of a child

2008-01-02T18:37:00.001Z

understand her view
instead of forming my own
meet her in her world

janus

2008-01-01T18:34:00.001Z

a new beginning ?
or maybe more of the same ?
only time will tell

encapsulate (i believe in father christmas, greg lake, 1975)

2007-11-24T16:42:00.000Z

christmas in one song
memory in melody
i believe again

explorer

2007-11-22T22:58:00.001Z

going deep within
finding me inside myself
learning as i dive

home and away

2007-11-21T23:26:00.000Z

between them and me
i draw a clear, distinct line
between here and home

cross words for a crossword (saturday times)

2007-09-08T20:33:00.000+01:00

lateral thinking
yet still there is no glimmer
blank squares staring back

striking out

2007-09-07T17:32:00.000+01:00

my time approaches
answer only my own call
i am who i wish

request

2007-09-06T23:32:00.000+01:00

body calls for sleep
mind calls for dreamtime downtime
listen to myself

witnesses

2007-09-05T22:22:00.000+01:00

with no axe to grind
they can only tell the truth
let the numbers speak

won't see that again

2007-09-04T17:20:00.000+01:00

time dedicated
in pursuit of nothing real -
time forever lost

first day

2007-09-03T09:15:00.000+01:00

a new beginning
a path shared by so many
and yet untrodden

the freedom (not what it seems)

2007-09-02T17:30:00.000+01:00

kite dances on air
movement tempered, limited
stays within known bounds

mammon, inc

2007-09-01T21:15:00.000+01:00

as much as i want
is so much more than i need
think before i spend

do i or don't i ?

2007-08-31T18:10:00.000+01:00

adrenaline rush
an important decision
doing the right thing

quiet

2007-08-30T22:35:00.000+01:00

time out - just being
purposefully do nothing
reward in itself

coming home

2007-08-29T20:30:00.000+01:00

leave nothing behind
bring feelings and memories
home for our future

pier pressure (southwold, suffolk)

2007-08-28T09:41:00.000+01:00

look down at the waves
peer through gaps in the boardwalk -
we walk on water

shallow waves (south beach, lowestoft, suffolk)

2007-08-27T16:05:00.000+01:00

breathe deep the north wind
that drives waves across flat sands
while sun warms my back

dance (the mighty zulu nation theatre company, kessingland, suffolk)

2007-08-26T16:02:00.000+01:00

worlds away from mine,
their dance aimed at this stranger.
welcome or warning ?

beacon (southwold, suffolk)

2007-08-25T19:00:00.000+01:00

shows where dwells danger
shows safe passage to comfort
the lighthouse stands proud

town centre car park graffiti (lowestoft, suffolk)

2007-08-24T15:58:00.000+01:00

stolen childhoods
nothing to do in this place
frustration shouts loud

drive to arrive

2007-08-23T18:57:00.000+01:00

we race through raindrops
beneath grey blanketed sky
sunlit journey's end

06:35 - 18:05

2007-08-22T08:20:00.000+01:00

effort, toil and sweat
the norm for a working day.
leave it all behind.

what's at the end of the rainbow ?

2007-08-21T23:22:00.000+01:00

what rewards to chase ?
time to stop and consider.
re-evaluate.

too quick off the mark

2007-08-20T21:49:00.000+01:00

a bad reaction
to an unintended act
leaves a heavy heart

isaac (trinity college, 19th august 2007)

2007-08-19T21:53:00.000+01:00

i feel his presence -
master of the universe
his gravity pulls.

sunday service

2007-08-18T22:42:00.000+01:00

the incantations
give comfort to believers
suspend disbelief

a problem cannot be solved with the level of thinking that created the problem in the first place

2007-08-18T00:13:00.000+01:00

clouds disappear
then sudden awakening
clarity of mind

nothing to say

2007-08-17T06:27:00.000+01:00

the voice quietens
under interrogation
does not speak with me

harriers

2007-08-15T22:33:00.000+01:00

heavy metal soars,
roaring through the summer sky -
man-made thunderbirds

the runner-up

2007-08-14T23:34:00.000+01:00

living a half-life
never having crossed the line
never having been

sounds of nature

2007-08-13T23:09:00.000+01:00

my little bird sings
in the only way she knows.
sweet, innocent songs.

hypnos

2007-08-12T23:35:00.000+01:00

i am transported
a journey without motion
a journey of mind

supposition

2007-08-11T23:14:00.000+01:00

far from perfect me,
doing what i think is best.
not broken - human

alice

2007-08-10T23:19:00.000+01:00

candle glows at night
heartfelt gratitude and love
for her and her life

the eye of the beholder

2007-08-09T22:23:00.000+01:00

it is sometimes true
that the sweetest looking fruit
leaves a bitter taste

tales of impermanence - part 2

2007-08-09T06:31:00.000+01:00

will we meet again ?
was our last time the last time ?
will we ever know ?

the library

2007-08-08T05:50:00.000+01:00

voices of the dead
voices so rich in wisdom
voices surround me

the cornish dinosaur (lizard point, march 1998)

2007-08-06T22:59:00.000+01:00

stand at the world's end.
wind blasts, rain teems, sea rages -
the dinosaur lives.

tales of impermanence

2007-08-05T18:42:00.000+01:00

i am mindful that
we pass this way but briefly;
i live with respect

the simple things

2007-08-04T17:43:00.000+01:00

lifts my heart to see -
gambolling in the sunshine -
three lambs at play

'slowing down to the speed of life' (carlson & bailey)

2007-08-03T23:28:00.000+01:00

i learn to slow down,
doing what i want to do,
and doing no more.

shine

2007-08-02T10:39:00.000+01:00

mind is a lantern
illuminating the path
through the universe

reflections

2007-08-01T22:15:00.000+01:00

i am illusion,
existing without substance
in a mirrored box

alarm

2007-07-31T23:05:00.000+01:00

time since, time until
eyes constantly on the clock
living by numbers

on hearing 'any other name' by thomas newman

2007-07-30T22:15:00.000+01:00

perfection - she sleeps,
i am lost in love for her -
our new-born beauty

bull behind bars

2007-07-29T20:15:00.000+01:00

with menacing eyes
the magnificent beast glares
from within its cage

audiobook

2007-07-28T20:09:00.001+01:00

small voice in my ear,
transporting me somewhere else.
my feet stay rooted.

ring

2007-07-27T22:04:00.000+01:00

the distant church bells
sound across the countryside;
bright peals appealing.

up, up and away

2007-07-27T05:38:00.000+01:00

leap into blue skies
and dance amongst sun-kissed clouds
a wish fulfilled; flight.

rarely better than this

2007-07-25T22:38:00.000+01:00

to sit in silence
holding our new born baby -
the sweetest of things

the return to the low-ceilinged room

2007-07-24T23:48:00.000+01:00

i sink and relax,
i am still as a mountain,
yet flow like water.

heart

2007-07-23T20:14:00.000+01:00

loving is living
embracing
all
embracing
living is loving

loose change

2007-07-22T21:34:00.000+01:00

i yearn for great wealth,
and then i count my blessings.
i am a rich man.

english summer

2007-07-21T21:14:00.000+01:00

thunder and lightning.
summer storms wrack the sky, then ...
sunshine and rainbows.

yours sincerely

2007-07-20T22:51:00.000+01:00

i apologise
to anyone i have hurt.
i didn't mean to.

3 a.m.

2007-07-19T20:56:00.000+01:00

i stare in wonder;
quiet unearthly landscape
bleached by stark moonlight

wake up

2007-07-18T13:56:00.000+01:00

in a dreaming dawn
i celebrate the birth of
this beautiful day

son of a supernova

2007-07-17T13:27:00.000+01:00

all that you will know
and everything you are
came forth from a star