I entered a short story in the University College Cork competition ‘Carried in Waves’, and a short story and small portfolio of poems in the Manchester Metropolitan University creative writing competition. They had to be unpublished, so they haven’t been shared on the blog. The ‘Carried in Waves’ long list came out yesterday and, once […]
Tag: Blogging
My thoughts and questions about blogging.
Tuscan Terracotta – a tanka
Red brick in late sun Signals approaching evening A crumbling building On the edge of a city Observing the stream of time
On this autumn morning…
I thought I’d start with one of my favourite poems by e.e. cummings A Wind Has Blown The Rain Away And Blown a wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think i too have known autumn too long (and what have you […]
A troiku
I wrote this after seeing one on Daniel Schwamm’s blog. Dispersion Early sun leaks through A hole in a tilted tree Dispersing the fog … Early sun leaks through Gilding the morning shadows With luminescence … A hole in a tilted tree A kaleidoscope Of shifting colours … Dispersing the fog Washing wisps of gossamer […]
A poem about one of my most favourite places in the world
Venice A labyrinth of watery lanes Bridges and sighs Music and colour Under cloudless skies The sacred peace Of a sudden piazzale Pigeons and the clanking bell Of St Mark’s Campanile The echo of gondoliers As they round a bend A romantic cliché On the Adriatic sea
Kiss in the Dark
After reading Esther Newton’s post about the Stephen King ‘Bazaar of Bad Dreams’ competition, I wrote the following poem. Kiss in the Dark Night is clad in velvet Sleep has masked your eyes The ticking clock is fading To mark the day’s demise Your leaden limbs are sinking Into the bed’s embrace When you feel […]
Nighthogs
The security light is triggered As a pair of hedgehogs – Not yet a prickle – Amble through the long grass In the silvery white noise of night Grunting and snuffling Sniffing out worms and slugs Beetles and earwigs Berries and roots Roll up tight Spines out At the hoot And swoop Of an owl […]
Floating
From behind the romantic gauze Created by patriarchy The courtesan’s eyes tell all Wrapped like a gift A beautiful ikebana bloom Armed with only a fan To hide her pain The inscrutable face As formal as the teahouse A world floating On the tide of pleasure Between desire and suffering Manipulation and art Image found […]
I spotted one of these on the garden refuse bin yesterday
Ladybird Haiku Rubicund jewel Seven spotted ladybird Flying away home Image found on www.naturespot.org.uk
writing in north norfolk 