Being A Seed
I am a seed againHooray!it helps me think afresh I recognise myselfas perpetual beginnerwhen it comes to writing a forever apprenticeif you willand being a seed againhelps me with livingthat kind of life it is a wonderful resetseeing the world anewpopping my head up to be responsive to the lightto embrace new growthlearning practice renewal […]
Returning to Medium – With all that implies
This week, I returned to Medium (platform for writers) for real, so to speak. I had shut-down my account, and removed all content, in January, but found that there wasn’t a better way to share writing, having examined all the options. I have actually been back since March with a completely clean slate, and was […]
People Come and Go
and so it isthat people comeand people goand we have thebriefest time togetherin our small lives and we ourselvescome and then goin an average spanof 80 years or sowe can do little andyet still we waste time technology bringsnew friends onlinewhilst old friendsdon’t always adaptto new realitiesor our neglect generations comeand make progressor so it […]
With or Without Masks
some sayremove your maskat your perilfriends become strangersnot knowing you at all never trusting againgoing forwardthey will wonderwhat else lies hiddenwhat consequences yet others sayreveal your true selflive an authentic lifehonest and truecelebrate the real you let others see youthey can knowwhat they seeis what they gettrusting who you are then againevery maskhas reason behindpast […]
Old Cronies – Friends for life
we stumble throughremembering of thingseach of us reminding another of things forgottenfrom yesterdaybut each havingwell-remembered storiesfrom decades long ago we niggle and moanabout the health of eachcomparing meds andthings no longer managedmobility, sight and hearingare usually top of the listbut various chronic conditionscome in at second place through complaintsand memory lossthere is everlasting comfortold friends gathering […]
Red Armchair – Existing as a magic portal
Here is an armchair, a Chesterfield armchair — only one — as two would not have fitted in this small space. The giant sofa did not fit through the door of the flat (apartment), never mind in the lounge/study/dining room/ extended kitchen space that really should just have been a lounge. Still, the kitchen is […]
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 […]
Island of Silence – Tranquil existence
Listen! Nothing! I live in the middle of the city, and I have my windows open on this beautiful day, despite the cold. If I listen harder, it’s still nothing, not even the resident magpies in the trees, for now. Oh there, the vague sound of a train, and now, the hospital helicopter in the […]
Glaikit – Or embracing the slow life
“Where am I?” This is my rallying cry as I grow into the third age. It is not about being physically lost. It is more about needing an assessment of progress on thinking journeys. I take my thinking for a walk most days, living alone allowing me to do that without derogatory comments coming my […]
Taking Time To Tick – Meandering moments
time fliesuntil you startwatching the clockor until you look to seewhere time has gonesee what effect it has hadon your song do you feel that you belong?are you having fun yet?keep on asking foreverbut never, everstop doing whatyou’re doingwhatever that may bethat keeps you feeling youngand helps to keep you free and only when you […]