jwhhobbs22Aug 26, 20251 min readPoems are PeoplePoems are people Placing play on words Reading rhyming Forms and makeshift turns And yet My voice is heard without a box It’s rhythm...
jwhhobbs22Aug 14, 20254 min readHow Retinues Reflect Jaehaerys TargaryenA retinue historically fulfilled the function of bodyguards, confidants, almost family to the paranoid or desperate. In the case of the...
jwhhobbs22Aug 12, 20251 min readLeadersLeaders Do not manage They kindle fires One voice With firm purpose Draws a well from others Wolves in a pack Hawks under cold skies...
jwhhobbs22Jul 31, 20252 min readA Walk Through Your ForestOften, the reality of the present is an overcast day, where a half-cultivated forest springs by the road. Natural vision, and the fog...
jwhhobbs22Jul 29, 20251 min readDopamine SeedFilaments of ideas Threads of what Can become May be represented In our words about words Our written and stated terms A forecast for...
jwhhobbs22Jul 17, 20252 min readCycleEverything about us, in the sense of nature and evolution loves a cycle. Half the day, and half the night. Waking, sleeping. Start to...
jwhhobbs22Jul 15, 20251 min readSharper and SmallerWe get sharper Smaller, and smother Burned to pleasant handling Be it gravity Pressing our concrete bones Or our egos Stifled by...
jwhhobbs22Jul 3, 20255 min readYin and Yang: Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy.” A pretty excellently delivered line by Mark Williams...
jwhhobbs22Jul 1, 20251 min readSavage KnowledgeBeasts we are, one and all In our darkest or finest instinctual moments Fleeing from our fears, our foes Nesting for food and shelter...
jwhhobbs22Jun 19, 20252 min readRabbitA rabbit on the grass is bounding away long before I can walk near them. The wild rabbits I see, with their fur a mix of brown and grey...
jwhhobbs22Jun 17, 20251 min readLife isLife is The clicks in your spine The heavy chest at night It is the hate The hissing breath At those who Discarded you As you threw away...
jwhhobbs22Jun 5, 20252 min readOne Small Scene: “Don’t. You’ll regret it.”“Don’t. You’ll regret it. Let me show you a kindness.” I don’t see Tom’s words in Succession as the common generic bland advice people...
jwhhobbs22Jun 3, 20251 min readOne Mouth, Two Arms, Two EyesDon’t wail while weak Shout and bleak skies Crush the dust Chill your mind And act to keep inaction confined. By J.W.H. Hobbs.
jwhhobbs22May 22, 20252 min readThe Elusive Beast of CollaborationI’ve been thinking about a thought experiment with my favourite animal, the elephant. Take a group of people, and blindfold them. Lead...
jwhhobbs22May 20, 20251 min readFar Away LifeIn a world of dried tears Sodium stars and bright moons Where this world is dead Bright hearts and clear minds live. By J.W.H. Hobbs.
jwhhobbs22May 8, 20252 min readWhat’s at the Window: The PC Box and Lego ShopI thought I’d write a little about a Computer Shop on a side road in the city, with its prominent Lego you can see from the street. I...
jwhhobbs22May 6, 20251 min readFor When I Am Old TimeI’m dying The hard spots at the throat And pages of old time Show me As I make silent words Gentle thoughts To myself. I feel I might...
jwhhobbs22Apr 24, 20252 min readRenewal and PatienceI could not say that my Easter break was an especially joyful, or social one; but it was absolutely formative. In the rare present soon...
jwhhobbs22Apr 22, 20251 min readFaces Change LittleNo face that Poorly holds anger Building itself And breaking it down. Ever tore my flesh. No thoughts but mine Ever drew my ire. No...