And next on the agenda today, ladies and gentlemen,at today’s auction,first of May, two thousand three hundred and twenty fourA.D.We … More
Category: Poems
As Parents Fight
Squinting at the yellow sunWhich asks no questions,The child shrinks away from the circus. Flying balls and spinning plates,The lions … More
A Donkey’s Tale
“Granddad, will you tell usour favourite bedtime story,about the day that earned yourespect and fame and glory?” “I know that … More
The Mason
HeadstonesIn a village churchyard.Yew tree black at the end of the day,Grey stone golden, and white stone grey.Ashes to Dust, … More
Scarred
I am found at the footstep of your door, Begging to be met by wide, troubled eyes. I knock, greeted … More
Two short poems
Lemons Lemons on the tableGolden and radiant as the sunI run my fingers over its curved dimplesI squeeze it and … More
Warriors
We have become ghosts in this place,in the passing of the years.Time has swallowed us whole. I am not deadbut … More
This Box of Mine
Have you seen this box of mine?“Yeah, I’m okay, all’s good, fine, just fine.”And I am. And it is.Okay, good … More
The Echo of Machine Guns
“…and the chatter of machine guns.”“Yes, yes, write that down…” The scribble of pens and then: “Machine guns don’t chatter.”“No? … More