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Looking Forward To .......

Was really looking forward to going to a large car boot today. It is very important to go to the right one, and last year I found the right one, when...

Stronghold

The smell of aloneness filters through her homeless bones as winter flings one last windy chill- Spring flowers on the way.
Gold cherry
Story of the week

Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 1)

A blinding red light glowed obnoxiously over the studio room at the WNRC radio station in New York. The bulb was a clear warning for all to stay out...

Stations of The Cross - Tenth Station

Jesus is crucified Mark 15:24 More than I care to admit I still think about it In that hot country where I served With comrades, men trained for war...

Margaret.

Many years ago, a work man came to our office, and sat next to him on the other chair, was a little dog. I said, “Who is your friend?” He replied, “...

"YES."

I have a relative, who does not believe in anything the press has to say. He says, “It is all lies.” I do not believe everything I read in the press...

Graceful Uplifting

Like a chrysalis, bud breaks shoot bursts out like a butterfly, the leafllets slowly expand, open out like the butterfly’s creased-up wings, to form...
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Gold cherry

A Night to Remember

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/a-night-to-remember Today marks the 111 th Anniversary of the maiden voyage of RMS Titanic. It...
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Stations of The Cross - Ninth Station

Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem Luke 23: 27-31 Further along he sees women wailing, The same knot of paid mourners had been in The house of Jarius...

Stations of The Cross - Eighth Station

Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross. Mark 15: 21 I had no interest in witnessing his shame, Until, I found myself in the crowd, crowing...

Stations of The Cross - Seventh Station

Jesus carries the cross. Mark 15: 20 Laughing, they spit into his face, Now their sport is over. As a man He submits to his disgrace, as He sways,...

Bluebell Woods

Haiku for spring (sorry unable to paste Japanese text)
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Nightmares

Yet another go at a poem! Trying desperately to express my feelings on the page instead of the persistant repeition they insist on continuing!

The Victim’s Victory – for us!

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] A crown of thorns crushed on His head, and mocked. The Victim’s victory cry – ‘Finished!’’ – earth rocked...

Stations of The Cross - Sixth Station

Jesus scourged and crowned with thorns. Mark 15: 17 -19 Swish – thud! The first blow His lungs gasp. Swish – thud! With the second His flesh splits...

Stations of The Cross - Fifth Station

Jesus judged by Pilate Mark 15: 14,15 I ask, who would choose to govern the Jews? When it meant my arising early at three, To receive their high...

While the cat’s away

Putting the world to rights ‘Jack! Good to see you. How’s the missus?’ ‘Sent me to do the shopping. She’s at the hairdressers. Supposed to be meeting...

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