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I now sleep on the same bed where my father used to sleep,it feels cosy at night but in the morning I weep,he snored with no rhythm,he snored so loud and it told no tale, neither did it make me want to sleep,it’s a hole so deep,sometimes I drown in my own sweat,sometimes it’s so... Continue Reading →
When the carriage rolls bumpily over the bridge across the Tyne, and you hold me steady so that I feel none of the impactmy heartsafe within its carriage knowsyou are the one When the rain rattles the skylight windowpanesand pelts the Metro as wegreet the sea againsheltered in one another’s armswheels trundling sing the lullaby of You... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers, I am delighted to share with you that my debut solo poetry collection, 40 Poems At 40, is now published and available from Amazon! I would like to say a special thanks to all those who supported and encouraged me in bringing this project to fruition, especially Gabriela Marie Milton, Nick Reeves and... Continue Reading →
He writes for melove letters in the dustor on the empty sands at sunsetlets the sea erase them... Please continue reading at MasticadoresUSA! 'He writes for me' is my latest poem to be featured on this wonderful site, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. Please follow the site and read some of the other poems you... Continue Reading →
“Come forth into the light of thingsLet Nature be your teacher” - Wordsworth, 'The Tables Turned' I’ve taken time out from the online worldstepped into otherworldsexplored liminal spaceswith you Everything is shiningeach and every dayaround each and every one of uswe’re blinded by the things we feel we ought to do: Step outside on a... Continue Reading →
I see green in the early Springtime sunshine: golden greenthe sky is whispering the trees awakeout of Winter slumberstirrings to life are all around and in my hearta hidden world of wonderbetween, beneath below and undereverything a current of pure loveburstingout of every branch and bough alivealightawakening with sacred wordsto welcome in the Spring © 2022 experimentsinfiction.com. All Rights Reserved. Written for... Continue Reading →
Time telescopes at the bend in the riverthirty years agoif a dayyesterday forever:an up-the-river ramble and a sausage sizzlecooking marshmallows by the firethe coppiced trees aren’t tallerbut I swear the island of stones has grownalluvial deposits from the last Ice Age if you think of it12,000 years to tumble down to here.We say we grow old... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again, when I take a look back over a selection of the year's poetry. The video below features some of the poems I made into Instagram poetry cards. I think the designs get better as the year progresses, especially once I started using Canva - even the free version is... Continue Reading →
I.Solsticenadir and zenithsouls to icecold moon to blazing sun II.Frost glitters uponengravings of the ancient earthglacier-carvingsplace of life begun III.Candy-cane stripesdancing sailors' hornpipesspray hitting window panessomeone is dancing IV.Alonedusk fallinglike a prayer which dies upon the lipsunheard V.Solstice arcstowards penumbral lightrefracting rainbows into infinity © 2021 experimentsinfiction.com. All Rights Reserved. Written for earthweal I know, I'm supposed... 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 →
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