Thoughts of Freedom
A ray of sunlight flickers across my bench, how I wish that I might reach up and escape through the skylight. Instead I am incarcerated in this hovel of a prison. Who am I ? I was once the Right…
Unwanted guest
Such a display of nourishment, I am so lucky. They call me a book worm, but knowledge was my aim. What if I take a nibble or two. Surely few do not like a tasty book. Enid Blyton and the…
Guilty pleasures
He spent the day in his shed, the sun cast a warm glow over his pride and joy: a Victorian Cropper printing press. Many times he stroked the lustrous finish, if he could have burnished it more, he would have.…
Just imagine
As night approached I hobbled my two donkeys and set up camp. After beans and bacon swilled down with coffee, I drifted into a uneasy sleep. As usual the terrors that plague me returned. Years of military service had left…
Lighting the way
The darkness encourages me to wonder about travelling to the stars. I understand the distance involved, yet how I wish to see even the smallest star that flickers in my mind. With time perhaps I will roam from star to…
Combe chaste
If certain individuals have their way, days like today will fade away Daughter. So it is up to you and your generation to fight for the hard won rights that now grace our society. A society that needs to remain…
Freedom can be hard to find
What do you mean, he’s not coming: a daughter of Scotland is ready to greet him. We took her in the flush of youth’ moulded her. She requires loyalty. She is amazing, Ready to go. Washed and brushed. The cream…
Encountering an illusion
High grass covered the valley as far as the eye could see, whilst sessile oaks covered the higher slopes. Storm knew what she saw was an illusion, created to deceive her. However she allowed herself to relax and appeared to…