Fortuitous
Today’s glorious warmth has made Me homesick for Crete and the village That’s become my home. I went for a Long slow stroll in the sun and Watched the rush… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Poetry
Grimace
I stand in the garden for the Duration of a cigarette, my Shirt off, in the heat and the Sun, trying to absorb as much Vitamin D as this final… Continue Reading
Return
That’s where he first learned The real speed of words. The Clack of the keys, the bell and Rasp of the return, a satisfying Cacophony of mechanicals, And the soft… Continue Reading
Infiltrate
INFILTRATE after Sun Tzu He waits and watches Until the bodies of his enemies Float past, on down the gentle River out to sea. The bloated Stench of them satisfies… Continue Reading
Kaleidoscope
Behind the dense trees Back in her holy clearing, She takes her treasure from Her leather bag, human skin Taut from age and supple with Use, turns the shining circle… Continue Reading
Carved
That night, I carved strange symbols Into my skin, The asymmetry of my mind Becoming strangely Geometrically ordered shapes On my forearms, The only part of my body I ever… Continue Reading
One Month Later
One month later, the rucksack Is still not unpacked, my backlog Of poetry and fiction still digital, Untranscribed to hand, dreams Left to moulder in sterile boxes Of electrics. The… Continue Reading
Zikaden II/Cicadas II
Ein neuer Tag. Die Zikaden surren im Friedhof. Heute ist Beerdigung, und ein Altes Leben muss gefeiert werden. Dem Tod wird kein Wort gegeben. Die Kerzen sind in der Sonne… Continue Reading
176/2023
Nature’s revenge is a tool of precision. It wraps itself around the poor plans of Men and women who think they Have outwitted her with modern things. Innovation without a… Continue Reading
174/2023
Happiness is not my natural habitat. I have often been there, inside that Jungle, but found it too luscious, too Wild, too unpredictable and inconsistent, And retreated beyond its boundaries… Continue Reading