Silent World Portal, out staring Concrete cubes Stretch to the sky Brown on Brown Line sinuous Cracked Golden dawn Violet dusk Stretched into beauty Spindly tree Flutters – Life Maroon leaves Twitch Their reflection Tangerine clouds Scud Seagulls soar Life beyond Glass This poem first appeared on my family blog here.
It was milky and the drooly babe That did wail and wiggle in the cott All smiley was her little face And her gums all smooth and pink Beware the gummy mouth my friend The jaws that gum, the tongue that sucks Beware the nappy; and the milky stool; and shun The fumourous terdy leak […]
The city-scape A sociatel creature Circulator system of roads Transporting food, energy and waste Thrumming with a pulse Flashing with electric-light The nervous system Computers talking day and night People the cells Differentiated into roles Society a city-shaped creature
A treasure Pink irridescant Kept in a ring box With transparent lid A rainbowed hologram Hiding the magic Little legs and little tail Head on long neck A shell with segmants Geometric and fine Such a bueatiful thing I owned A small plastic tortoise My nan gave it to me Said I could take it […]
Sweet, not cloying like chocolate Skin scaly smooth Seeds crunch, insect carapaces Juices tinging the end of the tongue Tart, hurting pleasure Ice fire benieth the ears Large read and heart shaped Waiting to ensnare Lighter at the core Soft and succulent A summer treat Coaxed to a sad perfection Over priced Engorged and watery […]
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week, it is also the begininng of an insane writing challenge called NaNoWriMo which stands for National Novel Writing Month. The idea is that you write a minimum of fifty thousand words in a month and I have been doing this challenge and a picture book sister challenge called PiBoIdMo […]
Darkness pouring over Never, relenting Pushing at eyelids Until coloured patterns Break the monotony Anger burns Inside out emotions Hate Something wrong The washing line Nylon Twisted in yellow sheath Binding numbness Fingers like baloons Movement sluggish Twisting guilt Endless Singing the darkness away Impossible Chocking on rag Sinking within the mind Sensations strong Warm […]
Mask of Malcontent Hard working With no drive No drive but one A passion that stirs within Something to show What’s within Something to heal To mark what cannot be seen Symbolism and craving Burning desire Over whelming grace Fluid moment But little relief And once the dead is done? Feelings worse than before Again […]
Black eyed stare Pupil dilated to the full Liquid darkness with endless depth My eyes staring at me This half light This fake night Illusion holds The tawny flecks in hazel sheaths Hidden in the gloom Staring calmly Rage canceled Emotion muted This numbness I love This mask of self content Moving through treacle Course […]
A sea of words Bounded by a shore of concept Towers built of language Flash out meaning Standing on islands of convention Saving the would be drowned In vessels of knowledge Seeing the catch of inspiration Looking to the horizon of ideas