Journey of Words

Tag: Poetry

  • On Language

    When I, mine, my, me Become the focus of speech What happens to us? . CLP 10/12/2019 →

  • Underneath the Mistletoe

    A fruit falls Dull white ball Rolls and settles Into a crevice Turns to seed Slides out its roots Within the branch Beneath the bark Drinks from inside Sucks in the nutrients Thrives While the host Curls up slowly Unable to cast off The fatal grip . CLP 08/12/2019 →

  • Out!

    Throw back your head Release that choking Wrung-tight Gut-deep Howl . Let it rip the last leaves from poplars Slap around the lake Cut through the Arctic wind Smack into the mountains Crack countless shards from glaciers Tear open the glowering sky And let sunshine in . CLP 08/12/2019 →

  • Heard not Seen

    It was a day when I worked With my shirt off Bent to the task Concentrating on single stones The depth, set, fit to the path Brushing the grey, gritty soil To fill in the gaps Ancient fragments glinted As I weighed up each stone in my palm Myriad crystal particles Formed over eons Compacted, →

  • Jack And The Beans

    Tell me about our prize cow. What did you get for it, son? Show me. Beans? Magic Beans? Beans! What on Earth possessed you? . Mum, we’ve got to eat We’ve got to eat today We’ve got to eat tomorrow We need nutrients Put back in the soil . Beans it is then, Jack But →

  • Rap Unzel

    We’ve got a problem It’s getting wet down here Waters are rising People filled with fear We all have to move up to higher ground If we don’t do that We will all get drowned . Hey young man On the ground floor I’ve my own issues In fact plenty more And while that may →

  • Cranes Fly

    It was a call like crows But not those of crows Even on their most talkative days When whisked up by winds When they chitter and churr It was more musical than crows Deeper tones balanced by middle notes From behind the hedgerows Beyond the browned ancient oaks Low to the grey horizon A stretched →

  • The One Billy Goat Gruff

    Hey ugly troll Don’t eat me I am only little A bigger goat follows You’ll be better fed If you wait . Unlucky kid! I am cutting down On meat in my diet It’s healthier And helps sustainability You’ll do . CLP 01/12/2019 →

  • Hansel & Greta

    My little sister I am frightened I do not understand How we got here I do not know How we’ll get back . Oh little brother Just accept We are here This kitchen is too hot We must get out And bring the witch . Without her we’re all dead In a ditch . CLP →

  • Big Bird

    Hey! Huge heron With your alarming croak It sounds to me like You’ve got a frog In your throat . n.b. I was surprised by one of these large creatures taking off from the adjacent field as I stepped into the garden this morning. . CLP 27/11/2019 →