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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 →
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 →
Welcome to this hotly-anticipated poetry event, at which many of the contributors to The Anthropocene Hymnal will read their poems. I am holding the event as a way to mark the COP-26 climate conference in Glasgow. I dearly wish that I could be there to take part in some poetry-themed protesting! To join us online,... 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 →
Alas I lay awake on this cold night Alone and filled with mortal dread and fear I lay forlorn and locked in frozen fright Although the glowing moon was bright and clear The night described of course was Halloween With countless witches dancing wild with lust The warlocks danced in time so cruel and mean... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers, I just wanted to say a big thank you to all who have bought The Anthropocene Hymnal so far. I have added the Amazon royalties from September to my WWF Fundraiser, and I am now more than 25% of the way to my target of raising €1000 through sales of the book! Getting... Continue Reading →
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