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This week I would like to give a special shout out to my blogging friend and fellow poet David Ben Alexander. He deserves a special mention because, like me, he has posted a poem every day for the past 7 weeks! We are the marathon runners of this challenge and if it's not always fun,... Continue Reading →
I recently had the privilege and pleasure of reading Ivor's manuscript for his forthcoming poetry collection, Tullawalla. The book is released on 30.03.21 and is available for pre-order from Barnes and Noble. I am very excited to have been involved in this project and wish Ivor every success with his book launch! You can read... Continue Reading →
I am liquid golden lightstreaming through your winter-windowin an arc across the canvas of the sky. I am airbrush particulate of golden lightsuspended in the airaspirating here and therethe song of early spring. I am golden light in shafts of summerfalling through a Mediterranean gardennot my own. I am the light you ownthe light withinthat's... Continue Reading →
This week, Don takes us on a reverse journey from Serious, via Flippant, to Comic. If you like his style, do check out his website where you can meet the FCS team: Skip - kangaroo/beer buddy/security man; Priscilla - cat of many colours and Ralph, Don's faithful writing companion (pictured above.) How and Why (Geelong... Continue Reading →
Special thanks to Sarah Connor and Jane Dougherty for this uniquely wonderful gastronomical sonnet, composed on the spur of the moment via a Twitter exchange: Shall I compare thee to a hot pork pie?No ta, nor neither steak and kidney, please.And yet the scent of gravy flutters byWith sweet effluves of pale green mushy peas.I... Continue Reading →
39 steps on the stairway to heavenPier 39 where the sea lions bask in the sun39 circuits round the same sun of this earth39 years since my birth 39 lines on my face tell a storyat 39 years I’m less youthful, but more-me39 years and no body can stop meas long as I've paper and... Continue Reading →
Fuži s tartufithat was 'pasta with truffles' the year after we first metmy first visit to Sloveniathere was also:steak with truffleseggs with trufflesasparagus with ham and truffles- to think I'd never tasted them before! The time we took the carwe thought we'd take back trufflesto Londonin the cara three-day journeyit was September and they were... Continue Reading →
It's Australian Open time, and Don's cat Priscilla is ready for action. She's honing her skills so that she'll be fit to take part over Zoom should the opportunity arise. If she's not too busy fitting her head into a piece of toast, that is! If you enjoy Don's unique blend of Flippant, Comic, and... Continue Reading →
This week, I have freed myself from the restraints of the tanka format and tried to follow where inspiration took me. Inspiration being something that comes and goes, perhaps some of these short poems are more inspired than others. I offer them up for your consideration, do let me know if you have a particular... Continue Reading →
Words... My bread and butter,my warm bath-water,my crystal clear lake in the height of summer:my home. My perfect mirrorof life all a-glimmerreflecting the light in myself and in others:shine on. My light in darknessin every dim recessof human unkindness you fear not to goand so I know me betterthrough words I utterwhether scribbled on paper... Continue Reading →
Experiments in Fiction 