LITTLE THINGS (CHILDISH THINGS NEVER PUT AWAY)

LITTLE THINGS A jam jar with string around the top, thirty two sticklebacks and minnows caught, Swimming in the paddling pool in the park, In my pants with snow falling all around.   The secret pond hidden in a hut, Brick wall and tin-roof And a special pool inside Full of frogs and two hundred

TIME

HAIKU No.3 :TIME Ignore the tick tock, It’s sound is a fallacy. Life is time enough!

LIAM GALLAGHER

PAINTING OF THE DAY painted for James. with love. Dale

OLD BROWN SLIP-ON SHOES

OLD BROWN SLIP-ON SHOES There they sit, at the end of your bed, As you left them. A hodge-podge of hurry, Quickly dispersed in the rush to change into trainers And quickly out to play.   And your bed is stripped back, The bell-ringing blue plastic sheet, designed to stop your bed-wetting, is neatly stacked

REDEMPTION

REDEMPTION Minus five but the wind-chill makes it double and the snow lies to a depth of five inches. The doorway offers little protection… A little protection from the wind… But not the snow. The snow covers half the sleeping bag and even his woollen hat… Has a smattering.   It’s only the noise of

MISS -APPREHENSION

HAIKU – : MISS -APPREHENSION Hey miss… miss…Miss …MISS JUST LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE! But Miss! You dropped this… Dale.

FILIGREE

FILIGREE Intricate filigree chased out with chisel and chimes, Time-served and time-etched like an illuminated manuscript. No cistercian monk sworn to silence, But a brash and brazier-ed metal basher, Swearing and cursing like a costermonger… How do such sweet works come from one so uncouth? Even the roughest hands can meld beauty, Even the darkest

BLITHE SPIRIT

BLITHE SPIRIT Blithely I discover new ways to hurt you, Of course, if I gave actions thought… These diffident faults could be avoided, And I promise to try… I promise to try.   But I am a fool… A head-space full of bricabrac, Lofty ideals and punctured pomp, I tread clumsily, And I am left

Robert Fripp painting

tonight’s painting, psychedelic Fripp. bit out of focus couldn’t find my camera, had to use my phone. enjoyed the process. dale

MY TOP TEN ELBOW SONGS

10. One Day Like This only in at ten because it is ubiquitous, still a brilliant piece of theatre. 9. Grounds For Divorce 8.LIPPY KIDS (BUILD A ROCKET) 7. THE BIRDS LOVELY SONG.   6.STARLINGS 5 THE LONELINESS OF A TOWER CRANE DRIVER 4. LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD 3.THIS BLUE WORLD 2.NEW YORK MORNING