Rambling Poet
The Buddha in Bamburgh
Some scribbled-down poems demand to be aired immediately. I plan to create a series of videos to let these eager creations have their moment. The videos will usually feature a walk, the poem and whatever else seems appropriate.
When I’m out and about I try to make time to sit with a pad and pen and write my thoughts down. Now and again the scribble turns into a poem. Usually this happens later, when the seed of whatever I scribbled down, begins to sprout more ideas.
That’s when the work begins.
Not that I spend long on any one poem. Usually when it has reached a certain level of imperfection I say it’s finished. Once this is done, the poem will get put on aside like a new bottle of wine, and left to ferment.
I hope you enjoyed the first video-poem. Let me know what you think and tell me if you’d like to see more of them.