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Wishing You Well
I fell in Toppled over the lip When I was looking down Listening for my stone to hit When I lost balance And found myself Falling Beyond where sunlight touches Dropping past where the bricks turn algae green Beyond the point where light grows dim I fell Until I found that I could stretch Correct →
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On Numbers 2
Is this what you get When splitting one evenly Or what becomes one? ~ Factors or products? You choose. CLP 20/10/2020 →
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On the Surface iv
Obvious question draws out the old, bare-faced lie “No, everything’s fine.” ~ n.b. Who’d think Alexander Johnson would give a straight answer, or indeed ever answer? Obviously this senyrū could be related to other situations. CLP 15th October 2020 →
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Come Away, Now!
The brothers shouting At each other in the street Steaming drunk One boiling, spoiling to fight Pour it all out Break it all down Smash it up ~ The elder pulls him away Looks for another bar They can stop at for another drink To slow things down. Stop. Think. ~ CLP 07/10/2020 →
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Poem Found in Poems
I’m in love In a cemetery of secret desires Soft lips, all for one Until dawn breaks Gently, I came to his shore Coincidences cocked my senses Breathed love that penetrated me A rose blooming in a garden of roses Watered by crocodile tears ~ n.b. Today, 1st October, 2020 is National Poetry Day in →
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On Friendship
Over years it grows Constant through Life’s vagaries Time no barrier ~ n.b. For Mary and Chris. CLP 21/00/2020 →
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On Dreams v
I heard you clearly Why don’t you just come back home? Your voice; the wrong face. ~ CLP 14/09/2020 →