Man is a lucky creature indeed. We won the evolutionary arms race, a triathlon that started in the primordial soup, then grew legs and ran a foot race out of Africa, before ending with the invention of the wheel. Once clear of our nearest competitors we became the lords of our kingdom, developed an intelligence … Continue reading Inspired by Nature
Seven Doors
It was a cold January day and there was nothing to do. The usual drivel was airing across the morning TV schedules, and it would be hours until my flat-mate Benny was home. I had to get out, do something with my time off. The sky was grey … Continue reading Seven Doors
Coldplay Cover – The Scientist
Hi all, One of my New Year's Resolutions was to set up a Soundcloud account and post some of my original music up there. I'm still trying to get my head around the recording process, especially the software, so I thought I'd test the water with a cover first. Anyway, here it is. I'll be glad … Continue reading Coldplay Cover – The Scientist
The Crystal Palace (Snow Kingdom part 2)
The Crystal Palace Palace of the wilderness, such marvel to behold, enraptured by the elegance of this beacon in the cold; Children of the midnight sun to whom hope forever clings, abandoned here in fractal time on flightless, palsied wings. Amidst this frosty wilderness we came upon a palace of ruined spires and sunken domes … Continue reading The Crystal Palace (Snow Kingdom part 2)
Christmas Eve – a haiku
Rest now sleepy head for dreams are fast and fleeting wrapped in tinsel gold
The Snow Kingdom (part 1)
The Snow Kingdom Peaks of ice-capped mountains in the distance slowly climb, long ago the winter came, gripped this land for all of time. Frozen wastelands bordered by an endless sea of ice, Serene, bewitching, guileless climes beneath cold-blooded skies. 'We wandered through this alien landscape, unaware of how we came to be here. It's cold, … Continue reading The Snow Kingdom (part 1)
The Lion Sleeps (less soundly) Tonight
It feels like I've been neglecting my blog a bit lately, but other things have started to take precedence. That's the problem for me - the creative muscle is stronger than the other components that go into being a writer: new ideas overtake older ones before they are finished. Still, I haven't forgotten what inspired … Continue reading The Lion Sleeps (less soundly) Tonight
Father Time
I ask for no intrusion, give no welcome here. The hour is late, Or mayhaps not. Time plays on in timbres unfathomed - that orchestra of woe, winding wood and brass face; a metronomic bomb swaying back and forth; tick-tock – from dawn of time, back and forth, through rhyme and minuet, forth and back … Continue reading Father Time
Fear of the Dark
With Halloween just passed and long dark nights upon us, it's a time of year that really whets the appetite for things macabre and frightening. Autumn is the season of long shadows and withering sunsets, grey days and sullen skies; a time to hunker down indoors, out of the cold, and allow the machinations of … Continue reading Fear of the Dark
Abandonment
Nothing moves, save the mould and microscopic tentacles of decay We sit and wait - Watch the fabric of existence tear itself apart All will crumble eventually, the walls, the roof - the sky fall in on us Empty space, hard wood, time splintering between the cracks of abandonment No truth is real, no lie … Continue reading Abandonment
Blurred Worlds 