A Poem for Autumn
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost
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Reflections
Many of us living in these islands, whether royalist or republican, have been reflecting on the long life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth.
‘Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines..’
The first line of Shakespeare's Sonnet, 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day' certainly applies to most of the UK and Europe at the moment
Bloomsday
This year, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
Summer
June 'bursting out all over'.
On Shakepeare’s birthday, April 23rd
It's hard to choose a speech or sonnet to read.
Golf made me a writer
When I had no thought of writing a novel.
Taras Schechenko (1814-1861)
In time of war
Our thoughts are with those in the midst of it, fleeing from it, killed or injured by it.
Valentine’s Day
A Haiku
Sounding human
Naming things.
Read MoreWine study
I never thought I'd take an exam in wine.
