Harvest In early spring the icy drip Melts down the mountains, To loosen the crumbling clod Under the deep press of the plough Behind the groaning ox, Fulfilling the farmer’s prayer With boundless harvest-crops. Cornfields smile At the plump wheat ear Mingling with the grape. The olive springs From richest rain; The earth is green […]
Day: October 16, 2015
Today is the birthday of the ancient poet Virgil
A Tanka to Virgil It’s Virgil’s birthday Classical Roman poet Whose burial cave Was supernaturally carved From the power of his gaze
A poem about constitutional creativity
Walking with Words Fields unfold On either side Of a country road Ditches clogged With weeds And leaves Mind clogged With indiscriminate ideas Interspersed With verse Sentences saturated With meaning Imagination run riot As I walk With words … If anyone has a suitable image to illustrate this poem, please let me know.
Flash Fiction for Friday
750 word Flash Fiction A Tangible Presence I was alone for the first time in ages. Shadows hugged the room where I sat in my favourite armchair, an anglepoise lamp bent into the best position for reading, a cup of tea beside me. I was engrossed in a book of short stories. A sudden chill […]
writing in north norfolk 