Preamble
Preamble “Before we really get started,” She said, having removed his clothes And put them next to the bed In a neat pile by hers, “we have To agree that… Continue Reading
That Universal Truth
That Universal Truth Surprised by the desire For once not to rush, the Ambitious young poet, Always on the search for Another universal truth, Slows his pace to match His… Continue Reading
#NewMusicFriday 04/10/2024
Still got a streaming cold. Still got shin splints. Still pissed off with the world. But, hey, poetry and music. Holly Head – No Gain The White Roses – Bound… Continue Reading
Context
Context This history, memory On memory, scales on The reptile of time, Layer on layer, Builds into something The present can’t deal With alone, shrouded In funeral colours, The grief… Continue Reading
Pragmatism
Pragmatism To have stopped walking, to Not even have started walking, Because of the cold and the rain, And no umbrella, and no raincoat, With darkness coming, would have Been… Continue Reading
Rite
Rite She prepares herself For the feast, an ancient Rite only she knows, Sprite she is, eternal, The forest, the land, The bloom. She bathes in her Beck, muscles tightened… Continue Reading
Anything But
Anything But Bed time. Skin against skin. Quiet. ‘How was your day?’ Understood mumbles. ‘And yours?’ ‘Nothing different.’ ‘We’ll move that stuff At the weekend.’ ‘Sounds good.’ ;I’m tired.’ ‘So… Continue Reading
parallax error
life is all sharp edges lines and diagonals not a single curve in the frame itself askew constantly inconsistently disrupted interrupted the view changes every time i look at it… Continue Reading
Two poems
Yesterday I ran out of time to put up yesterday’s #MastoPrompt poem, so here are yesterday’s and today’s in one post. God The fingers that reach into his brain Are… Continue Reading
#NewMusicFriday 27/09/2024
So I decided to support M in her couch to 5k efforts, because that’s what life partners do – support each other. Two runs later: shin splints and a dreadful… Continue Reading