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Born in Preston, Lancs, UK, now live in Buckinghamshire, UK. Construction industry professional. Have developed an interest in Environmental issues in recent years.

Articles published in Ground Engineering Magazine in July 2006, March (co-authored)

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Abstract poems: 64 of 518

By Snow's Edge Human's hue yearns for reality In worlds of intangible notion Brown blown leaves hide totality Behind a shroud of emotion Bowls of fruit forever subject To the artists' attention span Gifted by the placement's aspect Intended to greet him in Milan Rudimentary funds for whole images Driven by snow's edge Curtai...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Regret: 43 of 274

The Captor Caught by red hands Restraining the heat's haze He finds dry sands When time tells in new days Yesterday goes quietly behind Lets time grow for tomorrow The captor out of mind Lessening a sorrow Does a memory regret? Future's fisher, reeling Can a day wish its' return? Only when time stops healing
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Thoughts on global warming: 15 of 56

Carbon Management : A Philosophy Summary 1. Deterioration in the climate may become irreversible before there is conclusive proof of a causal link with anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. 2. A phased programme of reductions in carbon dioxide emissions is essential. 3. People should be made readily aware of the extent of ...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Climate change and global warming: What should we do about it: 12 of 32

Carbon Management : The New Necessity Summary 1. Deterioration in the climate may become irreversible before there is conclusive proof of a causal link with anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. 2. This article puts forward a Philosophy which requires that every member of the human species is given an equal standing. 3. Th...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Time: 259 of 686

Horizons Yest' and morrow Time is four Dimension's oar Through running river Slicing water's flow Slaving systems slow Red's last orders Clocks the tropic way Swing and stray Seeking a target Tick's tocking foe Guides arrow by bow Winter will be fair The verse is finite Truth is might
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Earth: 89 of 178

W A T E R F A L L Mere instruments seek the view Of a ‘fall, ‘till now restrained; The icemelt, which knows those few, Will serve a destiny, quietly contained There can be no real control When trying to time a sighting seen, But the first and final fulfilment Dictates the line between When a spring is released, F...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Environmental issues: 3 of 6

Gemini Scenario Anthony was reading the newspaper whilst the radio played and Helen sorted through the washing. He combined intensive periods of speed reading with the occasional short period of attention to the radio transmission. Helen didn't want to go out because she had too much to catch up on. Then Anthony put the news...
Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) Song lyric analysis: Came a Yellow Bird, by Simon Joyner: 1 of 2

Came a yellow bird outside my window Said bring me water and crusts of bread Came a yellow bird outside my window Said bring me water and crusts of break For I'm injured and I'm haunted By the storms in which I fled I tried to fly to New Orleans But I got lost in heavy rains I tried to fly to New Orleans But I got lost in he...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?: 15 of 26

Opinion is founded on experience and should be considered the higher form of expression. The best poetry will inevitably therefore require opinion to be inferred, if not directly expressed, but of course this inference itself can often imply the founding experience. This is not to detract from those lesser poems, whose sole ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Stars: 104 of 153

S T A R L I G H T Monuments entomb the God King Rulers' routes, to their makers raise. Pyramids in desert drifting; Arid wind whilst stepped stone stays Earthly burial within chambers As destinies followed privilege and pious Thou' now out of mind, time remembers Passages and pathways to Sirius Tombs of Millennia were missed...