In this final episode of this series of poems and short stories from my book 'Stardust' (ISBN 978-0-9550100-9-5), I have chosen another rainbow story.

Are you seeking a rainbow - some kind of promise, some sort of hope for the future - your future and/or the planet Earth? Here is a tale told in the traditional style of a wise old storyteller.

This episode features my poem, 'Darkness to dawn'. It talks of true love - what it means to give and receive love in a dark world.

All these readings are from 'Stardust', my collection of short stories and poems. 'Stardust' is available to order online or from any good bookshop, or by emailing . Proceeds from sales of all my books go to help street children in South Sudan.

This is a lockdown story from 2020. A nine-year-old deaf girl, Lucy, is confined to her high-rise flat with her single parent mother. They are not well enough off to own a computer and her isolation is almost complete until Lucy discovers another little girl in the facing block.

As we enter into February in the UK, the darkest days are behind us. The sun rises higher in the sky and the spring bulbs shoot up, even flower. It reminds us that life is resilient. I celebrate this in this short poem entitled 'A February Walk'.

All the poems and stories in this series are from my book 'Stardust' (ISBN 9780955010095)

One of the wonderful teachings of the Bible is that God knows us all by name. Each of us is precious to him. He deeply loves us and longs for us to love him. He call us by name.

This story recalls the time when Mary Magdelene meets the Risen Jesus outside his tomb.

Why have we come to be? This poem begins with the story in Genesis and then moves into exploring the wonderful spirit of creation in all of us. We are created through, for love.

All the poems and stories of this series are to be found in 'Stardust' by Trevor Stubbs

What does it mean to love unconditionally? We're not talking about romantic love but the sort that Jesus talks about in the New Testament. Should we care for people whoever they are and whatever they do? Does God?

This story is a parable. Does God's love have its limits? If it did, might we also be excluded?

We are beginning 2024 with our news full of war and violence. There doesn't seem to be any sign of these conflicts coming to an end. Should we lose all hope?

I hope this poem helps. It is simply entitled, 'Peace!'.

One of the wise men tells of the role the wise wives played in the visit of the Magi to baby Jesus.

A poem about the joy that comes from the wonderful truth that lies beneath the tinsel and turkey.