Monthly Archives: February 2009

What do we need to buy this week? Or should that be, What do we want to buy this week? Let me just see. Fruit and veg first: Bananas Should they be ripe for eating now, Or rather green to … Continue reading →

You look at me as if I wasn’t there But my transparency is deceptive. I can blur the truth when dirty or misted And conjure up untruthful reflections. I have many different forms: ornate and decorative (Useless for looking out … Continue reading →

Waking up – to find it didn’t happen Waking up – to find it really did! Seeing the celandine, that little sun, First to adorn the roadside in the Spring; The greening of the hedgerows after rain; The gradual blueing … Continue reading →

Here I am again, sitting with others around this ancient table. There are a few shuffles and coughs, then quietness descends. Some lose themselves in the beauty of the flowers on the table, others have their eyes tightly shut. One … Continue reading →