Reminders – Of how we fall and rise
summer refuses to give wayas autumn pushes forwardthe sun would have us still outand about and wearing onlyslightly more clothes now but autumn keeps pushingand sends summer awayas the temperature dropsand the leaves fall and wefinally bring everything in we know what is comingthe dragging mornings andthe damp beginnings thedays drawing inwards tolessen the distance […]
How To Make Your Fish Ride A Bicycle – When all it wants to do is climb ladders
If you are not familiar with the active life of salmon, very briefly, they spawn in the rivers, and then make their way out into the sea to feed and mature, but when the mating season comes around again, the mature salmon make their way back to the original spawning grounds in the rivers. Given […]
Seneca, Asthma and Me – Making a connection over the centuries
Seneca The Younger was born at the same time as Christ, but that is not why he grabs my attention. I am drawn to the fact that he writes about his experience of Asthma, something I have had to deal with in my life more than 2000 years later. Nowadays, I can usually keep the worst of […]
Drifting – Slowly escaping
long stretch of sandy beachin cold-weather Scotlandwaitlast two weeks in Julywe have a summerGlasgow invasionand huffy locals soft and warmgolden sandsgallons of alcoholmost populartowelsbathingsleepI pick my way pastwith shovel in hand I want cold hard ridgeslugworm beneathbaited hooksbobbing dinghyout in the bayaway and awayfrom the maddening crowd bite on the lineflurry of activitycrash landingsea creaturemurdered […]
Look After Yourself – Don’t just read about it or think about it
So, what does looking after yourself entail? I have no idea because I don’t know you, but you know you (hopefully), so you can look after yourself, according to what that means to you. If you don’t know yourself, you might want to spend some time finding out about yourself. Fortunately, you already have the […]
Learning to Soar – Breaking free
time to break-outand danceit comes to us allso stretch-out andhear the musicdo your own thing for when you’re stuckstuck in a boxor twisted intostaying on the linethere comes a timewhen the bodyfollows the mindand suddenlyeverything’s fineif you feel so inclined just remember thisthere’s no going backkiss the old life goodbyefor you, my friendcan take off […]
After ‘96 Vandam’ by Gerald Stern – Three attempts
I am going to take a double-spiral, A5, broad-lined notebookcomplete with a blue ocean of ‘BIC Cristal Original’I am going to write something new every dayor at least give it my best shotI want to have notebook and pen with me, so I miss nothingI want to be as close as possible to writing positivelyin […]
Sun Shining Down – And winter gone
sun shining downmelting the ice in our heartsand winter gone relaxed people all aroundsmiling faces everywheresun shining down worries left behindhealth chasing illness awayand winter gone positivity aboundsand better mental healthsun shining down bright light and blue skieschase grey days awayand winter gone seasonal delightsnew dreams are bornsun shining downand winter gone FraserMay 2024
Life – And how it sounds
music permeatesevery cell of meevery breath I takeevery thought I haveevery part of my life a tune is never far awaya video to playa streaming playlista hit on the radiosoundtrack to my life music melts messdispels the disarrayso much choice to playchanges every moodcreating better life forming written wordslearning new textssharing with my friendshope it […]
The Gradual Groan – And the hacks in your bones
I’m going tochange my waysor maybe I won’tfor I like my waysjust as they are and you must run farto see the dark in the eyeswhen the mirror showsthe leaks in your souland the hacks in your bones and do you have the stonesrescued from your pastcan you face the new crowdor will you run […]