Wheelbarrow Rusty wheelbarrow Used to carry heavy loads Is now filled with tears
Day: September 15, 2015
Another seasonal poem
Brambles In the midst Of an impenetrable thicket A tangle of vigorous fast-growing Densely arching stems A hoard of shiny gems Spanning two seasons In a crown of thorns Blackberries Delicious Devilish fruit Spat on by Satan On Michaelmas Day Burning orbs of drupelets Red when they’re green When plump and ripe Delicate ebony eyes […]
Thanks to a radish in the rough
I have written this short poem in response to the prompt from a radish in the rough. Vespers Evening’s shadows stole across the room Darkened windows reflected the inner gloom Smoke curled upwards from the glowing logs At their feet lazed slumbering cats and dogs In the silent cottage night quietly unfurled They held hands and […]
This photograph makes me wonder who was buried in the grave
This post was linked on 14th June 2016 as a response to dVerse Poets Pub Chisel me a conversation Sleeping Angel The daily dirge of traffic Beyond the walls of marble town Cannot wake the frozen angel From her eternal sleep Her skin of stone Scattered with the detritus of life Leaf twig dust Is cold to […]
Statues can feel threatening
Secret Photographer Zooming in on prey Captures with a camera Souls of innocents
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