The Western Gate

Toing and Froing, Up 'n' Down in the Earth


Writing prompt Oct 29th ( of exercise? Walk !)

I am that fool, that wanders here and there,
astray from paths defined, the devil, aye, maycare.
Ill walk off centre and defy the crows,
confused as to the time I waste,
I’ll walk alike the devil cast astray,
without limits and ne’er in haste..

The sights I see are many, beautiful and vast;
the picture of beloved nature perfect as its cast.
The shoes I’ll walk till threadbare,
the measure of my folly trod;
my lungs are filled with autumn air,
The kiss of natures God.

And thus my journey ever, the memories my hoard,
I cannot rest in one place, the Devil walks abroad.



Leave a comment

Wot’s this all about then Guv’nor ?;-
The Random musings of a nobody. “Dagenham Dave”, is slang for someone one stop short of Barking (mad), though more contemporarily refers to any wayfaring and carefree person. Dagenham is a town to the eastern side of London (Luds Dominium) that was first recorded in a Barking charter in 666a.d. as the town of Daeccanham. Daecca is an ancient man’s name meaning ‘bright’ or ‘famous’ . Ham is short for Hamlet.
Dave is short for David, Hebrew for ‘Beloved’, My Surname ‘Wenborn’ derives from old English meaning of the Winding Stream.

Contents:-
1/ Book Reviews.

They’re not reviews as such- to recommend or asway, I neither seek to promote nor condemn, more my personal reflections on the books I read. In that respect it’s a subjective thing.
2/ Short Stories and Tales

Short stories borne from imagination, dreams, thoughts and wanderings. Too large to be written in my journal of shadows.
3/ Full Books
Books that were once published elsewhere, I have full copyright on these, and of course given here freely.
4/ Magazines and Articles

Small snippets and articles that may or may not have appeared elsewhere, and information not included in Journal of shadows.
5/ Poetry

A small selection of poetry. Like song, I create as a means to an artistic diary.
6/ WordPress Challenges

Wordpress (where this website is hosted) offer up a daily prompt for people to answer, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.



I do not accept donations or offers, bribes etc, and do not advertise or am paid to promote anything either. All donations should be sent to either of the following ;-

Zarach ~ Helping Children living in poverty

Street Talk ~ Helping women trapped in prostitution and trafficking



Email at the following ;-



caitanyam ātmā ;
jñānaṃ bandhaḥ;
yoniḥ vikalpaḥ;
ñāna adhiṣṭhānaṃ matṛkā:.