Red robins would be asking you: What would Jeremy Corbyn do? Peacocks always posting selfies; Magpies’ jokes are someone else’s. Ducks and geese go on and on About what their prodigal brood has done. A pheasant moans about bad drivers, … Continue reading
Various Artists – The Fault In Our Stars (Soundtrack) How did it get on my wishlist? I put this on my wishlist after watching The Fault In Our Stars film and being fairly impressed by the soundtrack and how well … Continue reading
Fifty approaches, and I’m Settled. More like a building into its foundations Than a bee on a flower. My bucket list is emptied across the sand; All my youthful potential, which was squandered, has got its second wind. A late … Continue reading
Space – Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab How did it get on my wishlist? Every now and then, I wonder about the bands I listened to in my teens, and what they’re doing now. Remember Spiders by Space, that … Continue reading
Stornoway – Bonxie How did it get on my wishlist? I first heard of Stornoway when they played on Jools Holland in 2009. Quite why I was watching that specific episode, I’m not sure – it might have been because … Continue reading
Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways How did it get on my wishlist? This is almost the wrong question to be asking. Given that I own all of the Foo Fighters’ studio albums, the question should be “why did it take … Continue reading
This is the pole That centres our dance On a white-knuckle ride, A meeting by chance. We stand, disconnected, always looking down, Swaying together under the ground. Closer than lovers, breath in my face; A zipless encounter that we’ll soon … Continue reading
[Written 23.5.17] I woke you from your hot nest of sleep; I had hardly taken in the headline. One kiss, and I slip back to my bed To hear grave tones of shellshock and shrapnel Refusal to despair. The low … Continue reading