The impending storm(s).

The balmy weather of the last week and a half has been greeted with the usual mixed reaction of the inhabitants of this temperate isle.  We have basked in the sun; journeyed to the beaches and the parks in sweltering cars – often with failing air conditioning; relaxed in gardens (our own or those ofContinue reading “The impending storm(s).”

Sunday Service

Night’s curtain lifts cautiously afraid of the scene that awaits The trill of the pigeon’s Sabbath chorale Will prove insufficient means to placate A disappointed deity Who is soundly being ignored By those congregating here yesterday as the pubs and the clubs closed their doors. The females in tiny clothing, the men with the strutContinue reading “Sunday Service”