Gavin Whyte's Blog, page 2

August 23, 2023

For Now – Poem

I'm here, in the complex notion of now.The world seems not yet ready...
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Published on August 23, 2023 00:00

August 21, 2023

A Change In You

What is death,but a change in you...
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Published on August 21, 2023 13:11

August 20, 2023

Sleepy Journal 21st August 2023

B's still in bed. It's 6:03am.
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Published on August 20, 2023 22:19

Journal 20th August 2023

I feel fortunate to live so close to this quaint little village, which was once home to the Bronte sisters. It was where they wrote their wonderful books, such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Windfall Hall.
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Published on August 20, 2023 11:57

June 14, 2023

Journal 14th June 2023

We set off at about 8:30pm. A short walk after dinner, a meditation before the day comes to the close. The weather has been great these past couple of weeks, though hay fever has made a comeback after years of laying dormant, and so as soon as we stepped outside, my eyes began to itch. […]
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Published on June 14, 2023 14:37

April 2, 2023

Journal 2nd April 2023

Hello, my friend, I trust you are well. Spring is here. Blook and I went for a short walk this morning, around 8am; up the road; up alongside the children’s charity; through the fields, saying good morning to grazing horses and singing black birds. It feels somehow that the birds know it’s spring, too. They’re […]
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Published on April 02, 2023 07:40

March 17, 2023

Mother’s Day Poem

I thought I would share with you the poem I have written for my mum for Sunday. *** To Mum, Thank you for always being there, For giving your time, For giving your care. Thank you for allowing me to be, Without pushing the need to see; For giving me the freedom to do what […]
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Published on March 17, 2023 15:06

March 11, 2023

Hand In Hand With The Yaloms

Marilyn Yalom has just died, that’s what I’ve just read. Sitting here, in a cafe, people watching, people listening; one man’s real pain that words can’t capture, and can’t do it justice. Upon reading about how she died, at peace, with that “icy kiss” on her cheek, I can’t help but look around and smile, […]
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Published on March 11, 2023 08:13

March 6, 2023

Journal: 6th March 2023

By contemplating on my own eventual death, I gain more courage to take chances, to go for opportunities, to live a life off the beaten track.
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Published on March 06, 2023 12:41

March 4, 2023

Journal: 4th March 2023

It all seems limitless but, really, it's so unbelievably limited.
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Published on March 04, 2023 03:35