by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Poetry
When the call came, it took me by surprisethough only an hour beforeI was trying to convince my worried wife.“It will come soon”, I told her, more inhope than in expectation.“You always say that”, she said,“always so positive, so bloody optimistic.” So, when the call...
by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Poetry
A cat has nine lives,the number of saplingswe planted in the gardensome four years ago. The saplings each honoureach of our grandchildrenbut there is one tree morespecial than the others. It is dressed in brown leavesprotected by the barewinter arms of the oak...
by admin | Jan 24, 2021 | Poetry
So let me tell you about the time we sat on the moonand splashed by the sea.Let me tell youhow we roamedthe hills and cameback contented. Let me tell youhow the tide swerved inour imaginationand the stars glistenedwith delight aswe sang to the futurewe...
by admin | Jan 23, 2021 | Poetry
We may never knowwhat shocking fatecrushed tiny Thomasafter so short a time;what made life seemso fragile and so precious.We may never know. We will never knowhow tiny Thomas would havebonded with Jack his twin,how they would have played,cried and laughed.Just like...
by admin | Dec 16, 2020 | Articles
Christmas at Clouds, the drug and alcohol dependency centre that once treated Robbie Williams, will be as jolly an affair as possible. Editor Mark Allen makes the journey to this country house and meets its inspiring staff and patients. The road to Clouds House is...
