Of course, the Big Bang was silent as sound can’t travel through a vacuum In the afterglow molecules formed and vibrations rippled energy waves light years in length A cosmic chord the scream of an infant birth building into a deep rasping roar and ending in a deafening hiss Like a jet engine descending into […]

Yesterday was quite ordinary We went through the usual wake up routine Cornflakes, toast and peanut butter, time on the computer, the iPad, washed and dressed, word-search The morning came and went without much conscious thought Johnny set the table for lunch Filled three glasses with water In the afternoon we went for a walk […]

White water whisks up the hint of a rainbow as the pugilist wind pummels our ears Goaded, the waves punch the length of the eastern face and fall back on themselves A confusion of currents contorts the depths spraying the ageing sunshine with blood from a cut lip Beauty and beast in one as the […]

Johnny looks good in a hat not self conscious I’m always wondering if I should take a hat off when I go indoors Johnny is definite if he’s keeping it on, that’s it I’m guessing he’s deciding what he wants not what you think about it He came over to me yesterday and put his […]

The gentle vice that keeps your head in place Vault doors on the Safe Room The clasp securing the jewels Sonic drawbridges guarding side gates Binary black holes holding a centre of gravity Flood defence against the rising waves Matching comfort cushions Personal Echo Chambers Dual air locks on a space station Shields aligned The […]

This is a tree that knows me I played under its branches as a child Its weathered trunk may well be heavier but these longer limbs can still embrace Its shadow has stretched in the late afternoon Though all around has been relabelled progress it has set itself in this fickle landscape and reached an […]

A pale blue dot amid a family portrait This is your home planet you are where you were born to be breathe The world is your living room you are amongst friends your ancestors, your family and over ten thousand saints look down Nobody means you any harm not even God or nature you can […]

As you climb the podium we applaud there is no grand speech We are the only witnesses if you discount the shrubs and the sky of course This is for fun but motivation is there balance and co-ordination You are the hero you have overcome you are ready to play There are no medals big […]

I am rendered immortal my image digitally preserved Ochre from the Ice Age once immobile in this Sulawesi cave The decay of uranium confirms over thirty thousand orbits I have held my breath From the right hemisphere of an early artist I am born fully formed This limestone you see behind me this was our […]

We are drawn to water  in all her glories – from the great open ocean, to a communal pool, to the edge of a small park lake. Perhaps this is because we are built from flood, each carried into this world submerged. A connection as strong as tide. The ripples of ‘a warm little pond’. […]