Death's Door I met her yesterdaySomeone who stoodAt Death's door She was pale yet strongTired yet animatedShe wasn't floored It's clear though she hadStared Death downAnd lived to tell us For now There was I Listening to herTongue tied in wonder I've never been up closeWith someone facing deathThe way I was yesterday Neither has … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #262
[An edited version of this post first appeared here] "No Lord! Not again! This can't be happening..." These words blazed across my brain like a lightning bolt out of the blue. Last Friday, the bodies of twin boys were recovered in a canal not far from a park and playground. (At the time of this … Continue reading A plea for caregiving fathers of special needs kids
Photo by Bersam on Unsplash Twirl How fastThese ceiling fans they twirlMy mind's a whirl just looking Is it Sunday now or Tuesday?It's never been this blurMy memory But you, you go so fast tooIn and out of my wardZipping pastThe cold side rails of my sickly sterilised bedOn the way to Never Never (Never?) … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #2
BANG! That moment just before impact seemed to almost slow to a crawl, like a slow-motion replay, as I watched in utter jaw-dropping disbelief. The way a spectator at an F1 race would watch as a race car suddenly goes off course and flips. I knew what was about to happen, but I was powerless … Continue reading My Car Saga Musings #1 — How a car accident exposed my ‘inner engine’
