it is itself being taken to the ambulance hospital on the back of a breakdown truck.
It is at the same time both an ambulance
yet not an ambulance!
Violation
Violation
'The action of violating an item
or a person
or a place'
a breach
an invasion
an infringement or infraction
an intrusion
a break in
a forced entry into a private space
a violation of something private
somewhere they shouldn't be
somewhere personal
special
loved
cared for
worked hard for
a place where we once felt safe
treated with irreverence
stripped of its trust and security
defiled and desecrated
not the items taken
the trinkets and mementos
not that which is tangible
more
that which is within
the memories defiled
the feeling of safety
intruded
the loss of that feeling that this is our fortress
our castle
our safe place to be
a place where we can be us
our own space...
now gone
Grandad Enjoy It
Who smokes a pipe these days
my Grandad used to smoke a pipe
he kept all his smoking paraphernalia in a pouch
smoking a pipe was such a ceremony
the pouch contained a tin of unrubbed tobacco
rubbed and ready to use tobacco was loose in the bottom
a box of swan matches
and he had pipe cleaners
as kids we never knew what pipe cleaners were for but we had great fun making models with them
he also had a pipe smokers penknife
the penknife had a blade at one end and a tamper at the other
this was an important part of the ceremony
Grandad would carefully cut up the solid roll of tobacco with the blade
then he'd rub it with his fingers inside of the pouch making it ready for use
then he'd carefully and precisely load the pipe bowl with a measure of tobacco
and using the tamper
he'd push the tobacco firmly into the bowl
I can still hear him drawing hard on the pipe
and the strike of the match on the box
I can see the lit match hovering over the bowl
the flame disappearing into the pipe with every draw
as he did
his lips would smack on the mouthpiece
then
once successfully lit
he'd expel the smoke with great triumph into the air with his head tilted back.
he also have a large silver lighter
the lighter had been presented to him by his work mates at the pit where he'd spent most of his working life
the large engraved lighter stayed on the side table
it was part of the ceremony
but was rarely used
we'd occasionally light it
once lit and functioning well
a look of great pleasure came across his face as he dragged purposefully on the pipe
the smoke which filled the room didn't seem to bother anyone
I can smell it now
it was just what happened when Grandad smoked his pipe
anyway
Grandad enjoyed it
Vast Blue Sky
I feel am nothing
sat as I am under this vast
blue
sky
complete with giant
white
fluffy
clouds
everything runs slowly
huge planes and their trails
and the moon
are nothing compared to these giants which stride above me
giant
clouds
forming ever changing shapes
a fish
a pigs head
a smiling dog
drift across this vast
blue
canvas
aeroplanes flee their tread
birds run and hide
all come
and then are gone
like the clouds themselves
pass on
Has The World Always Been Like This?
Has the world always been like this?
The war in Ukraine
The covid pandemic
Extinction rebellion
Dinghys on beaches
Global warming
Becker in jail
Deforestation
Angela Rayner
Nightingale hospitals
Westminster scandals
Russian war crimes
Maternity hospitals
Flammable cladding
Lockdowns and party gate
Increasing prices
Porn in our parliament
The high price of fuels
NHS waiting times
Vaccinations
Generation rent
Social care issues
Musk buys Twitter
Heating or eating
Contactless payments
Tesla
Meta
Amazon
Facebook
Apple Apple Apple Apple
Apple watch
Apple pay
Apple TV
Everything Apple!
...or did I just miss something?
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