Tony Frobisher
A Traveller
I was once a traveller, lost, alone. A stranger welcomed me Took me into their home. Fed me, offered up their their bed. But when I...
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Tony Frobisher
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Drifting Among Strangers
Drifting Among Strangers There is silence in the crowd. The hubbub quelled And a stillness found. There is peace in the thousand...
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Tony Frobisher
Jul 8, 20192 min read
I'm Not
I'm Not I'm not a vlogger A travel blogger A paid for promo A marketing slogan I'm not an ad I don't feel sad Or wallow in pity ...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 27, 20191 min read
Hope Travels
Hope Travels We travel in hope A destination unseen Eyes drawn to distance ____________________________ The journeys that have...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 14, 20191 min read
The Winter Gulls
The Winter Gulls The shrieks of gulls Echo from the blue of frigid morning skies, Crying into the relentless winds, Driven by unwelcoming...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 14, 20191 min read
A Train Journey
A Train Journey A morning journey in grey first light Sat in docile pleasant hours With the outside world Passing in oil painted blurs...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20191 min read
A Kick in the Wallet...As Ever
A Kick in the Wallet...As Ever The January platform As cold, windswept and bitter As ever. The first train of the year As late,...
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Tony Frobisher
Dec 18, 20182 min read
Here is London. (Along the Canal)
Here is London I walked along the canal The air held the chill of winter And the sun hid behind grey-wall clouds. The canal teemed...
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Tony Frobisher
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Belfast Hope
Belfast Hope The city enthralled with An enticement of opportunities. An embrace of welcome, Heartfelt and kind. We were not...
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Tony Frobisher
Nov 22, 20181 min read
The Heart of Dublin
The Heart of Dublin Strong flowed the Liffey, Arterial, pumping life In Dublin heart. Cross Ha'Penny Bridge The taciturn stop and ...
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Tony Frobisher
Nov 20, 20181 min read
Notes
Notes A type written note Of welcome Feels much colder than A handwritten note Of farewell #departure #farewell #warmth #cold
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 15, 20181 min read
The 8:30 to Paddington, The Brexit Express (Full and Standing)
The 8:30 to Paddington The Brexit Express (Full & Standing) I stood cramped and uncomfortable Next to a suit and tie chap, Sat,...
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 15, 20181 min read
I Walked (A Haiku Journey)
I Walked (A Haiku Journey) A single step starts A journey to inner thoughts Where memories remain Such stillness in brick ...
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 15, 20181 min read
To Travel In Waves
To Travel In Waves Stood on a windswept shore, Dodging the wash of waves, That crashed around feet that ached With the thought of...
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Tony Frobisher
Oct 11, 20181 min read
Silence In Water
Silence in Water Let the silence Of deep water, Carry you Drifting, drifting In pleasant dreams, To places you only Ever imagined,...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 16, 20181 min read
Took the Train
Took the Train Took the train Sat silently, back to The direction of travel, So I could not see Where I was headed. Only where I'd...
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Tony Frobisher
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Distance and Place
Distance and Place But what of distance? Does distance matter? The places you have been The places that have meaning And a place in...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Colour of Dawn
Colour of Dawn And darkness seeped to colour That stunned silent all present And witness to the everyday Ordinary yet extraordinary ...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Language Smiles
Language Smiles The language drifts On guttural winds Intoned with the rise and fall Of the Arabian sun Words unfamiliar and new ...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 16, 20181 min read
The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim The hot feverish night Stokes the fervent pilgrim And devotion is whispered On pious lips And the soft tread Of...
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