The other
Embrace the other As your sister, your brother. Engage and hear them Don’t segregate nor fear them. You are the other too. Your father and mother who Reared you, steered you Are outsiders too. Throw...
View ArticleThe steady march #shortpoems
The hawks of war are circling, On the thermals of disaffection they soar. Diplomatic relations are worsening. Sabres rattling, will the Bear roar?
View ArticleSinusitis #shortpoems
I dread when you visit, dimming my spirit Restricting my breathing, anger is seething Now the lethargy shifted and the black cloud has lifted My head feels lighter and my mood is much brighter.
View ArticleMake #poetry
There is no more honourable thing Than to hew, and shape, and build, and make To break Sweat In the pursuit of something real Tangible Tactile Something that will heal Our modern ills and lethargy...
View ArticleYes or No #indyref #shortpoems
Yes or no, what way will it go? For the pollsters it’s a mystery Who’ll be on the wrong side of history Remember, wherever we draw the borders On these isles we’re all sisters and brothers Here’s...
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Lucas
Such a joy to spend precious time this morn, With you my son, my middle born. Ambling slowly along the Lagan, When all of a sudden we should happen Upon something, there high in the trees. “What’s...
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Jacob
‘I love you daddy’ Words I never thought I’d hear You whispered them softly in my ear This morning While I was between sleep and waking Thought I was dreaming Your smile was beaming At me Then you...
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Turing – Runner up in 2014 #MatrixPoetryAwards Science Category
I’m delighted once again to have picked up honours at the 2014 MATRIX Poetry Competition. This year I was runner up in Category One, open to people with a science/technology background, with my poem...
View ArticleCyber Security – Back to Basics
This week I finished the Open University’s “Introduction to Cyber Security” online course which is available through the FutureLearn platform. Why, I hear you ask, am I going back to basics to learn...
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Thoughts on the TalkTalk breach
With the recent TalkTalk security breach impacting potentially 4 million UK customers my phone was ringing off the hook from late on Thursday 22nd October. Regularly when a big cyber security story...
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View ArticleHere’s why I voted to #Remain in the #EURef
I have been a floating voter up until this morning when I had to put my X on the ballot paper. Over the past couple of weeks I have thought long and hard about the issues around bureaucracy,...
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