One woman wrote, I don’t want to read a poem I want to know what you are doing, who you see, what you eat.So far I’ve not been inclined to share those things.Possibly it might be boring: I had my usual Weetabix for breakfast before heading to my usual coffee shop for coffee.I then entered Ryman’s and bought 20 ball point pens and a box of A4 paper .It was so heavy I ended up in A and E with my usual slipped disc.I came home for my usual bread and cheese and made my usual complaint to the Royal Mail as my five new bras have not been delivered despite me paying for tracked delivery. OMG I can see the dog is wearing the red one! So the dog has signed for them.Is the postman blind, am I a dandelion? ?I made my usual pot of tea and took some pot with it for a change from codeine.This is all a lie.
Day: Jul 23, 2026
Oh,kind despair
In deep despair I felt that I was stuck
Paralysed by grief and guilt I failed.
I had no right defence against attack
From prayer unthought to deeps of logic black
My life, my engine ,juddered off the rails
I hated God and of “his” Church was sick
Hungry, weak, alone I was in shock
The death of one I loved had made me frail
The savage pain of grief turns flesh to brick
I felt Love’s arms around me, death was blocked
I knew this goodness, why else would I wail?
I thought I hated God but Love had struck
Warm and golden light that did me hold
Where are you now when Evil has grown bold?
Kind despair that made me long time sit
The living heart knows more than do the wits.
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Delight
Enfolded by your smile,I saw the light
As if a hidden world such love revealed
Our spirits touched, our sorrows pushed to flight
In that space, our worries did not bite
The trees were shelter, losses were each healed
In your holy smile,I saw the light
Blessed be, there is a second sight
From heart and soul , the silver bells shall peal
Where spirits touch ,where sorrows quickly fly
And who but you would see my inner plight
Would know the false from what is right and real
Cradled in your smile,I felt the light
No army with its metal and its might
Can win the final war , love conquers steel
As spirits touch as sorrows say goodbye
I know it’s hard to learn what others feel
And not draw back from grief, from loss revealed
Enchanted by your smile ,O golden light
Our spirits touched, our eyes wept their delight
How my heart speaks 