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On my Radio
Three attempts To get to bed Each time A great tune on my radio Gets into my head
Bath Time Boy
Naked in ‘I need a wee’ Dripping out Splashes on the floor Sploshes back in again Bubbles and toys Grumpy sister in Washing of hair Grumpy sister out Splashing and squirting Scratching and sniffing Trickling nose Bath temperature falls Time … Continue reading
St Paul’s Wedding
Wedding greetings At St Paul’s Cathedral Down to the crypt A chapel revealed Straight backed chairs A monument to Luytens Rows of anticipation Music heightens Here comes the bride Hymns and rejoices I pronounce you man and wife Sermon endorses … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Odysseus, Poetry
Tagged Cheers, Poem, Poetry, Special Day, St Paul's, Wedding
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Route Master
In the car, Forgot to check. Which the way honey? Anyone’s guess. Whose job is it anyway? Stereo thought. Forever yours. Agree to differ And get lost Again.
Posted in Life, Odysseus, Poetry
Tagged Car, Directions, Lost Again, Map Reading, Poem, Poetry, Whose Job
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Shirty
Suckered in to fronting up It’s my job, but it’s other people’s too It brings admin, stress and cortisol But also profile, contacts and stories to tell I feel shirty But perhaps I should get over it Writing this has … Continue reading
Posted in Achilles, Odysseus, Poetry, Work
Tagged Cortisol, Fronting-up, Get over it, Poem, Poetry, Shirty, Stress, Suckered
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In Praise of ‘Prudentia’
The virtue of ‘Prudentia’ In Aquinas’s teaching, Is ‘practical wisdom’ in Choice and decision. It’s a Bayesian thing, Not just logical stages. Which a life of experience And virtue engages. Grounded in reason But felt in the boots, You can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Ethics, Life, Odysseus, Philosophy, Poetry, Work
Tagged Aquinas, Bayesian Brain, Good Sense, Gut, Judgement, Poetry, Practical Wisdom, Prudentia
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Philia
I do feel – and feel is the right word – that Herbert McCabe’s ‘On Aquinas’ deserves a wider audience. So many important themes, from so many thinkers, rendered limpid in a thesis all of his own. Of course there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Language, Life, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Aquinas, Aristotle, Care, Friendship, Herbert McCabe, Justice, On Aquinas, Philia, Society
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Caterpillar
The throbbing caterpillar in my vein Concertinas toward my brain Which tells me that I must be calm Not much time for repose Life all over me like a rash Oh for some time to ponder, To dream or meander, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Odysseus, Work
Tagged Caterpillar, Dreams, Hard Work, Perpetual Motion, Poetry, Relaxation, Stress, Throbbing Vein, Thrombosis
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Our Changing Seasons
The changing seasons of my children’s lives Throwing and catching, she improves before my eyes Then rubbing together gingerbread, her application a surprise He seeks out phonics and connects them into words Three letters, four letters, decoding as he learns. … Continue reading
Misty Mountains
Monday – Morning – Early – Start – Car – Troubled – Children – Missed – Four – Big – Days – At – Work – Many – Meetings – People – Buzzing – All – Day – Long – … Continue reading
Posted in Odysseus, Poetry, Psychology, Work
Tagged Alignment, East vs West, Leadership, Self-Deception
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