Sunday, 6 September 2026

Waning and wailing

 

 

Paul Simon wrote a song about the Moon  
A real 'Hearts and Bones' spiritual tune

It found a place to hide in my head
But it sings to my soul instead.

As I look up into the cerulean sky
And watch the waning Moon sail by

I think about wailing his words
Whilst I watch the Moon and the birds

"If you want to write a song about the moon

Walk along the craters in the afternoon"

George and Paul in no particular order. September 2026.





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Saturday, 29 August 2026

There's a storm coming.

 


There's a storm coming

Over the marsh from the sea

There's a change coming

It's  coming for you and me.


There's a storm coming

Lightning with rolling thunder

There's a change coming 

Tearing air and lives asunder.


There's a storm coming 

Stock the pantry store

There's a change coming

Close and lock the door.


There's a storm coming

Be measured and prepared

There's a change coming 

Be counted in those who cared


There's a change coming

It's coming for you and me

There's a storm coming

Over the marsh and next the sea.


There's a storm coming!


George Roberts - August Bank Holiday Weekend 2026




Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Dolly RIP.

 


Sad to hear of the death of this remarkable woman. 

In every area of life she performed effectively and above and beyond the rest of us.

She was extremely talented, intelligent, kind and compassionate.  Above all else she was a decent human being, who used her skills and earned wealth to help those and particularly children in need.

What an incredible life and legacy!

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Monday, 24 August 2026

A tree on edge.

 



There's a tree on the edge
Ledged 
Between land and sky
Wedged

A marker between near and far
Drawn
Long after the landscape was
Formed

Silent  in the grip of deep time
Held
A feature in the landscape
Unfelled 

Planted by purpose or accident 
Seeded
A lesson in short sharp seasons
Heeded

A memorial to life's brevity
Fleeting
In time with my heavy heart 
Beating.


George Roberts August 2026.




Saturday, 22 August 2026

Matlock Railway Station

 


In current times and small communities, it is so very easy to lose perspective and go off track!

"Mind the gap"


"Nowt messed about wi'"

 

" The 25th highest tower in the world and one foot higher than the Eiffel Tower and it's in 'God's own Country ' Yorkshire. From its top you can see the 'sophistication' rising like a cultural heat haze over Leeds. When I were a lad we would come oop here and stuff our faces with Hovis and 'cow heel'. Ah those were the days when; you could enjoy indigestion, call anyone from south of Sheffield French and regard women as unrecognisable outside the kitchen or when vertical " 

Thirty percent of the population admires nice views!🫣🤣 I also know how to spell 'sarcasm'. I should have been a politician and then I could have been sponsored in my immoderate behaviour and language.😱