Writing For Joy

Go elsewhere for poetry. I cannot perform to rules and styles. Usually my poems rhyme. When I was at school that is how we were taught, and ...

There is something incredibly graceful about swans. They have a perfect simplicity of colour, shape and movement. They inspire peace and tra...

Well, it is all happening now. Flowers coming out, buds busting, some trees in blossom and, on the down side, grass needing mowing and borde...

The Conflict Within I am writing about our personal conflicts — when we are at war within ourselves, that is, our own inner feelings and des...

Two years ago we were on holiday in the more northern areas of Cumbria and we spent a day in Cockermouth. The town looked like a typical sma...

For me there is something spiritual about November skies as the sun rises and streams of golden light touch the earth. Shades of blue from t...

A lovely sunny day in early autumn, and what better place to spend it than in our own area? Last week we walked part way up the Hoad but the...

We had a later-than-usual meal at Morrisons last week. I'm glad we did. When we left the building we were completely awestruck. The sky ...