Image: Sagrada Familia. Mixed Media on Canvas. 2005. Private Collection. PAYING RESPECTS. Churches are often the places where we pay our respects to our loved ones who have passed away. That has not been been the case for so many during this pandemic. No words can heal the pain of loss for those suffering families.…
Image. Front cover, handmade. card. 2009. JUST REMEMBER. For years now I have been sending poems on handmade cards to my children and members of my family. This one was sent to my daughter to wish her good luck when she was taking her final exams as a doctor. At every juncture in our lives…
Image: THE KISS. Mixed Media Collage on Card. 20 x 20 cm. 2011. THE KISS. The lack of close personal contact is a large part of what makes this imposition of social distancing so terribly hard to bear. I remember well that in the 70s, during the early days of our relationship, my future wife…
Image: PAINTED POEM 2 and 3. Mixed Media on Canvas. 2019 PRIDE. They say that pride comes before a fall, which is understandable if it is solely for your own achievements but pride in your children achievements is surely admissible, at least this proud father thinks so. If you have children I am sure you…
THE MOON. This photo was taken a few minutes ago from the top of my garden, if you look carefully you can see the moon in the glorious blue sunlit sky. It got me thinking… The sun brightens our days and the moon illuminates the night, they work in consort, one following the other to…
Inescapable. Life is inescapable, we live, we die, we love, we try to find the ways we can fulfil our promise as the days pass by. To find the person that we are, to reach that bright illusive star, to make the most of what we have before this mortal toil has passed. We make…
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