Weathered: A Personal Obituary
"That seemed to be Dad's general philosophy about the whole of his life: "You get used to it". "
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November 19, 2021
Wellington’s Not For Me
oh, i’m not made for wellington, and the wind straight off the sea. no, i’m not made for wellington, it’s just not meant to be.
July 24, 2019
Frequent Flyer, Frequent Flyer
A lighthearted poem I wrote when waiting for an international connection on the way home from a missions trip to India / Bangladesh - and watching (other) people getting upgrades...
February 6, 2018
Real Friends Tell Their Friends The Truth
When I lived in Christchurch, I often saw a funny little man with a moustache who would stand on a step-ladder in Cathedral Square at lunch times. He would yell out stuff about breaking God's law, sin & repentance. I remember thinking 'I could never do that!'. It seemed to me that he never got a lot of return for his hard work.
August 31, 2015
My Favourite Christian Tunes Through The Years (Part 2)
Well, not long after posting my first list of favourite Christian music, I started remembering some of the other weird bands / musicians I used to listen to, and thought to myself 'how did I not include that one?'
February 16, 2015
In Remembrance…My Heart Is Broken, Too
Like everybody else in the world, I turned on the TV on the morning of September 11 2001, and watched in unbelief at the horrific scenes before me.I wrote this poem the following week, and posted it on an online Christian poetry forum, which has since closed.This is dedicated to those whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy.
September 11, 2014
Scenes of Kolkata – Hope Amid The Havoc
how, God, could anyone live in this place? with the disease, the heat and the homeless with too many people, and not enough space?
February 4, 2014
Waiting…waiting…waiting
half my time is spent in queuesextinguishing my shortening fuse
November 19, 2013
The Charlatans of Chandpur
He waits at the side of the road. I approach, and the starter turns over, the pistons dance, the exhaust coughs out. Stupidly, I climb aboard.
November 6, 2013
QE2 Stadium – Gone But Not Forgotten
I returned regulary to QEII after the Games. Dad used to bring me to international track and field meetings - I can remember watching Don Quarrie, the Commonwealth Games champion and world record holder, thrash everyone in the 100 and 200m finals.
April 18, 2013