Everyone is at it: blogging. Instead of a blank sheet of A4 on the desk, or a blank document on the screen, I have a blank blog screen into which to empty my thoughts.

It is England and it is raining. A blustery day here. Patches of greyer clouds are scudding across the sky and I can hear the wind blowing.

The poem I have chosen for today was written in November 2006. I was in Malta, with not a cloud in the sky, and readingThe Valkeries by Paulo Coelho. With reference to J's writings on the secrets of alchemy, Coelho quoted this line: "The clouds are rivers that already know the sea".

Circle of tears

My tears fall silently
As clouds melt into rivers
That already know the sea

The swell of that ocean
Carries your blood
Through my veins

So, while the sun sets
On this glistening cheek
The joy of love remains

For me, this poem talks of times I spent aboard Overlord, a 100-sq-m windfall yacht, in the company of friends, one in particular, who will always remain dear to me, even though it's unlikely I'll ever see him again.

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