Tag Archives: reflections

Under The Tree Of Life

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’ve read the words of men, or listened to their thoughts expressed as music. The men who walked where knowledge grows. Who’ve passed beneath the tree of wisdom and had it’s shadow grant them peace: briefly it might be. Look in their eyes and  you will find an … Continue reading →

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Beneath The Tree Of Life

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’ve read the words of men who walk where understanding grows: who’ve passed beneath the tree of wisdom and had its shadow grant them peace, briefly though it be. Look in their eyes and you will discover glimpses of eternity. … Continue reading →

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Lost Conversations

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Heard on the radio, a transmission from past decades: fragments of a conversation, picked up as the spacecraft travels its uncharted path. “I’ll see you soon, put the kettle on,” then laughter cut off by silence. “Who were they” you … Continue reading →

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An Eternal Sense Of Life

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What was your life like?” I said to the man one ahead of me in the queue of judgement. “I was like a man possessed,” he said as we waited. “How do you mean” said Mr Safe, namely me, now … Continue reading →

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An Out Of Body Experience

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Recently, during a period in hospital, things were dicey. I had a seizure, lost all consciousness and had an out of body experience. As I fell, yes fell, out of my body, lying in perfect stillness on the bed above … Continue reading →

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Reflections On A Bridge

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What’s that about Sid” I heard someone ask. We were sitting in the café, mulling over events or the lack of them, (purpose can drift out of your life with age,) and his name came up. “What about him?” said … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Honor

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

She dreamed of a life where commissioners opened lift doors in hotels so she could travel to a suite far above real life. Once ensconced, she would feed on canapes and sip from something cool and refined, not always alcohol, … Continue reading →

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On The Passing Of My Aunt

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

In every family and in every community there will always be iconic figures and in my family “Missie” or Aunt Sylvia, to use her formal name, gave us a towering example of how to navigate the oceans of life regardless … Continue reading →

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Brussels, Lahore TV Dramas and Current Events

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have a hobby, or is it a compulsion, to do with watching box sets on television. Recently I have been both engrossed and then appalled by a docu-drama based on the life of Pablo Escobar. As the episodes progress … Continue reading →

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Just Another Dinner Party

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’m not saying I was sober: you try drinking two shots of JD followed by a bottle of red and then reading the central heating manual in a clear and precise manner: it does not happen. Somewhere through that first … Continue reading →

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