Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • Clock

    Cruel keeper of Time Dragging the unwilling from bed Lovers seperate. . CLP 23/10/2018 →

  • 03:27 am

    In the city centre When amber lit night came I learnt to sleep With sound around Until A moment when The great void above With a long slow draw Pulled up every last note Whether minim, crochet, breve Highest pitch or lowest tone Leaving only pauses Blocked together A crashing cymbal of silence Leaving light →

  • Geese

    Skeins shift under the grey sheet of October sky Fine feathered lines in fading light Dotted drifts of As, Ms, Ws and Vs Transient avian graffiti. . CLP 21/10/2018 →

  • On Geraniums

    Strong slender stems Vibrant mixes of pinks Shout for rain water. CLP 18/10/2018 →

  • Half Moon II

    Cut to half orange Slips from starlit table cloth Falls from hungry eyes. . CLP 17/10/2018 →

  • On Autumn IV

    Beneath icy blue Kaleidoscope turns to red Forewarns of Winter. . CLP 16/10/2018 →

  • On Loss

      Memory of past Love lived in youth and sun Warmth of winter scarf. CLP 15/10/2018 →

  • Air Sick

    We queued to launch our metal wings Into turbulance Where we were sh-sh-shoo-ke-ke-shoook Cups and lips missing Hot drinks undrunk shivering Stomaches leapt, stretched, compressed The purrrrlinggg! rings Co-pilot politely runs through somethings That at this time sound vital As our flimsy belts constrain our forms Within the mainframe of this compact Missile loaded with →

  • To Morning

    Cool cover retreats Silently silk slides from bed Naked truth revealed. . CLP 14/10/2018 →

  • On Sleep

    It would be great to sleep until late and if I could I would but can’t. (Too tired to break those 17 syllables into 5-7-5. Dear reader do it yourself). CLP 13/10/2018 →