Butterfly Ghost A ghost of a butterfly Hangs from a cobweb, Haunting my window. Chalky dust Smears Charcoal smudges, The work of an eerie artist On fragile wings of tissue, Bound in g o s s a m e r thread. Image found on Pinterest
Day: October 8, 2015
National Poetry Day
What an amazing feeling to be listening to BBC Radio’s programme on National Poetry Day, with poems by Shakespeare, Seamus Heaney and the like, while writing and posting my own poetry. I saw the word evanescent on obtuseangleeyebrows post ‘Word of the Day’ which prompted me to write this: Evanescent A poem forms within my […]
I saw this on ladyleemanilasphotos and thought I’d give it a try
Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #13 Riddle Swan A sculpture of ice Reflected in the water? No, a graceful swan
I have always had a fondness for graffiti…
whether reading it on the toilet wall or discovering it while visiting a tourist attraction in a foreign city, it has always fascinated me, particularly the ancient graffiti in places like Rome; the messages left by prisoners in the cells of castles and old prisons; and those beautiful murals in cities I have visited across […]
A haiku for the end of a very rainy day
After the Rain The rain has finished Anointing leaves with a sheen Of turbulent green
The penultimate part of the tin soldier’s adventure
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Part 3 A drop of rain bounced Off cobbles like boulders; A raindrop exploded On the tin soldier, Then another, Until it became a downpour. Puddles formed; Water filled the gutter. Two street urchins with a boat Made of newspaper Spotted the soldier And set him afloat. Buffeted by waves The […]
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