The Road Goes Ever On and On
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
…
Read moreJan 4 2013
The Road Goes Ever On and On
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
…
Read moreNov 7 2012
Painting by Joanne Robinson.
We are passing from autumn into winter. Today in the Queen’s University of Belfast the autumn leaves hid the double yellow lines all around Carmel Street. It’s 13 years since I graduated from my Master of…
Read moreMay 10 2012
What ‘Support’ Means to Me…
The lovely Keelie Fiorino is writing a piece about support networks for people with chronic diseases or for those caring for people with chronic diseases. She asked for contributions. This is mine.
A Chord of…
Read moreJan 25 2012
Ave Verum Corpus
How old was I when we first met? You know, I can’t even remember now. To me there was always something timeless about you: when I remember you now you are always ageless, just as you have…
Read moreJan 24 2012
The Rhododendron
In the days before I wandered the world I lived in a place where there were gardens by the sea. In my garden there were sweet peas and hydrangeas and gladioli, and above all else there was a…
Read moreDec 17 2011
Today my houseguest and friend, Dom, and I went to the village of Castle Combe. It was like going back in time 400 years. The sun was setting over the river, the English cream tea was perfect then when we…
Read moreAug 24 2011
Ungelic Is Us
Leodum is minum swylce him mon lac gife;
willað hy hine aþecgan, gif he on þreat cymeð.
Ungelic is us.
Wulf is on iege, ic on oþerre.
This is the first stanza of Wulf and Eadwacer. It…
Read moreJul 18 2011
Too Much Carrot and Not Enough Potato
An Experience of Auto Immune Diseases in Youth
I lifted the lid on the hospital dinner. The smell was nauseating and yet familiar. It was the same smell as I smelled nearly 31…
Read moreJul 11 2011
Salutations! At last the weather has caught on to the fact it's summer, and I just have a feeling that Summer 2011 is going to be memorable. I've been holed up for a lot of this year with a horrible…
Read moreApr 12 2010
One keyboard
2 vocal mics, one lead one backing
Guitar amplification required