Richard Pierce

Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter

Poetry

67/2023

Yearning is a difficult word, so laden with Overwriting and its purple colour, It can’t be used For normal life. It’s an overbearing thing, Overused and empty of heft. Simple… Continue Reading

Life, Poetry

66/2023

The words in this final Therapy session Of this course; Torrential. The summing up of five Years of language And self-analysis Wrapped into fifty Minutes of monologue With the apt… Continue Reading

Life, Poetry

64/2023

These are dangerous connections At any age. The eyes, the skinny fingers, The prominent veins on hands, The colour of the hair, a forest of Forgetting and forgiving, of inviting… Continue Reading

Poetry

63/2023

Peace feels like an impossibility, Indoctrinated feet marching across an Invaded country fighting for its Independence from the old-school tyrant. There is cold, and there’s real cold, Where hands drop… Continue Reading