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So I’ve been worried for many years where this is all going. So much at risk and our leaders appear to want to run us harum-scarum straight into some sort of catastrophe; climatic, military or financial – or any other flavour, combination or sort you can imagine, or is possible….

Our world – the society we’ve created – has many aspects, and many of us argue over which ones are good, and which ones are bad. Perhaps, in any discourse, the search for common ground is really important to build for the future. I hope common ground can be found…

Things bug me sometimes – many things – as I’m sure some things bug you, too. One of these bugging ideas, is that we’re racing towards climatic and environmental destruction, without thought, without care. Unpacking our species’ deathwish, which we seem to hold for ourselves as much as for any…

As a child, I spent many summer holidays – with my siblings and parents – staying in the Welsh mountains around Snowdonia. Memories, feelings, images and vibes seep into you, get into your bones, under your skin and permeate the soul. If there’s a spiritual home for me, maybe it’s…

I wrote this poem quite a while ago – and have only just got round to posting it. Hope you like it. Let me know. Sometimes I sit and watch, just look, mind elswewhere, not integrating with anything much bar a cup of tea and the wooliness of the carpet,…

During lockdown, my local writing friends have stayed in touch, zooming weekly and writing away. Every few days, I’ve been posting poetry challenges to a collection of local poets, just for fun, for something to write about during lockdown. After reading loads of excellent poems over the last few weeks,…