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After the success of Halloween Sonnet Sunday, I am excited to announce that the next Seasonal Sonnet Festival will take place on 19 December 2021, and the theme will be festivity! Wherever you are in the world, and whatever seasonal festival you celebrate at this time of year, you are welcome to join in the... Continue Reading →
Once upon a timethere was a diesel and a steamychuffing down the tracks:the diesel was oilingand the steamy was chuffing and puffingbut then he stopped and did his breaksbut the diesel didn’tso he crashed!Then the rescue car cameand rescued all the people! A poem by Ollie, aged 4! I am delighted to say that my... Continue Reading →
The mountains were wild forms, or monstrous shapeswhich towered above the moonlit lakeside roadforeign to me as the stars abovewhich were obscured by streetlights in my town.How I feared those dark foreboding heights!And even in the day, the scree could sendyou tumbling down the hillside like a doll:it was enough to keep me for a... Continue Reading →
Thank you to editor Gabriela Marie Milton for publishing my poem at MasticadoresUSA today. I am truly grateful for the support and encouragement Gabriela has shown me during my time writing poetry on WordPress. I know that Gabriela is very busy professionally, but she always takes the time to offer kind words of support to... Continue Reading →
We come from a land down-underWhere men eat green pumpkin and cucumberOur bayside town is called Sleepy HollowWhere the nights are too quiet for owls and swallowsHere, Halloween spirits live beyond the outer limitsAnd are only allowed to visit at sunset's dying minutes During the full moon’s twilight zoneWe drink goanna juice from orange conesAnd... Continue Reading →
Chill winds, dead leaves, as they dress up pretendChildren running, they scamper door to doorWithout a thought of how their lives will endMaking merry, laughter the dead abhor The veil is thinning between us and themSweet treats, full moon will call the dead to riseEvery child who mocks them hears death’s grim hymnPlayed out in... Continue Reading →
Bright rainbow hues have faded now away;I waken in a world of cheerless grey.Accursed, I walk beside a stinking seawhere once the dolphins came to swim with me.From heights, I view the valley that was home,a city veiled in haze, a silent tomb.At night, bereft beneath a blackened sky,I seek in vain the twinkling stars... Continue Reading →
The candle flickers and dances with flowing grace.And is that wind that shakes the panes?My eyes close and I can see your pallid face.Bright, now dark, blood, once flowed through your silent veins. The cold hand that used to caress with longing desire.Touches my neck and my very soul a'shivers.An eternal flame not quenched by... Continue Reading →
Dark, secluded mournful placeNo one comes here to show their faceFor this is where the cold dead must stayEven on the sunniest day.So we celebrate this? Put up your lanternsPumpkins, cobwebs and fake phantomsDo we really think it's fun?Ask yourself what have we done? Are they all props to hide our sins?November the 1st, put it... Continue Reading →
In comparing you to a frosty nightI find you nibble my fingers and lipsAs the jack o’ lantern sheds its pale lightYou warm my blood with your velveteen nips. Silver buckled shoe and dainty stockingAqua and gold stripes make up your disguiseCut against the stars, your voice is mockingYour vibrant eyes reveal feminine lies. I... Continue Reading →
