Old Friend
Old Friend In the park On one of his age-old Daily walks, he stops To watch a game He remembers, In the rain, and The ball rolls out of play… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Sport
#NewMusicFriday 20/09/2024 – and early kick-offs
I was going to try to write this yesterday, but the early kick-off at Norwich thwarted me, and I ran out of time. I really do dislike early kick-offs. They… Continue Reading
#NewMusicFriday 05/04/2024
I know this blog is two days late. The only excuses I have for that is that I was a bit busy over the weekend (more of that later), and… Continue Reading
147/2023
I think I miss an imagined version Of cricket, where there are no failures Nor unkind words, where there is no Permanent core of self-doubt Writhing around my heart, and… Continue Reading
128/2023
Some days, writing seems futile, Putting seldom-read words onto Paper, unheard voices and unseen Stories ignored by those who most Need them. Where are those who Want to know the… Continue Reading
119/2023
Everything stopped at that point. Even slow motion ceased, because the perfection of that moment had to be forever engraved into the air, a static monument, the ball about to… Continue Reading
106/2023
It was an age to collect. Waste filled the skies, The streets, the water. Dying things left their Teeth and bones on The rotting shores for Us to pick up… Continue Reading
88/2023
A friend of mine – Greven, der Graf, the earl, Nicknames all – Ironically on the other side Of the political spectrum to me, Albeit moderate, I met through fencing… Continue Reading
46/2023
I tell myself there’s something derelict About the 62-year-old me going to watch A team I don’t reall support and yelling Myself hoarse at their win, and getting Home late… Continue Reading
08/2023
THE KNOWING There is no certainty in the knowing, Always that small nook of doubt, The crick in your neck asking if you can Really be sure of anthing. And… Continue Reading