Ossian’s Stone
by Steve Tanham
Category: Silent Eye School
Lenses
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye “Religion is a matter of diet. You must choose what suits your spiritual digestion, I suppose.”Naomi Jacob, ‘Four Generations’. Growing up, I loved the stories that Naomi Jacob wrote about the Gollantz family. I am not Jewish, though some of my forefathers were. Reading Jacob’s books gave me an insight into part of my own family’s culture and recent history. One … Read More Lenses
Five minutes of film
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye Image: http://www.lovethesepics.com He wasn’t feeling too good so I carried his breakfast through into the lounge where he was watching TV and sat down with him on the sofa for five minutes. He was watching a wildlife programme and, as the small polar bear weakened and failed through starvation, I watched through a veil of tears. My own son beside me, … Read More Five minutes of film
Until your will is mine…
by Steve Tanham
You may come this way a thousand times And sense that space of place unfold But it will never speak to you Until your will is mine — Or watch your boots leave prints A lifetime long But they will never lead to you Until your will is mine — Or trace the rising sun Through trees that hiss and leaves that turn … Read More Until your will is mine…
Tick, tock -#writephoto
by Steve Tanham
Sue Vincent’s prompt this week for her #writephoto series is: I’ve told old Hotspur about it before – waiting at the foot of the stairs like that. He wasn’t there a minute ago, he was standing to attention like me in the old cellar, abandoned but dutiful down here… The sliding of youthful slippers on the worn stone, three circuits of the spiral upwards, … Read More Tick, tock -#writephoto
Horizontal in Dubai
by Steve Tanham
I’m not known for toilet humour. I’m sure it has its place, but, usually, not in my blogs. One of the undoubted reasons for this is that, when on long journeys, my wife and I are, as we describe it, somewhat ‘anally’ fixated when it comes to planning our day vis-a-vis toilet visits. We’re not talking trivial liquids, here; we’re talking the expulsion … Read More Horizontal in Dubai
Beneath the still life
by Steve Tanham
— Rooted firm beneath The icy mists we must endure Mute to understanding ——- ©Copyright Stephen Tanham 2017.
Veiling the truth
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Good morning! How are you?” “I’m fine! How are you?” replies your best smiley telephone voice, while you pretend not to feel like death warmed up as you drag your sorry backside to the nearest thing to sit/lean/lie on. Go on, you’ve done it, haven’t you? We all have. There are lots of reasons. The person…
Milestones, people power and the OMG effect
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
It doesn’t matter what we are doing, consciously or not, we all seem to set ourselves arbitrary milestones. Some decide on them in advance, creating a deliberate goal that is as firmly fixed as a guiding star, others simply recognise them in passing, but whether it is a chosen goal or a surprise, we will nod…
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