Poetry Blogs (2015, creatures of the night)

Fear

There in the corner of the black beneath my bed

There lies a box not the size of my head

From within lurks a creature, never seen before

hind legs in the air and chest to the floor

The blood in my head, heavy and warm

Like the breath of the air prior a storm

Locked in place, I feel a prick on my neck

An aura behind me I'm unable to check

Pushing me under, I've no ...

Wednesday 29th April 2015 2:49 pm

breathing in the dusk

bonfire permeates failing light
on this humid August night
midges cloud the air in flight
amassing as they dance and bite

the ghostly moon yet to rise
haunts the pale indigo skies
a rook upon a wire cries
failing breath as summer dies

heavy mist on stubbled corn
scarecrow’s jacket ripped and torn
path to orchard frayed and worn
twilight bleeds across the law...

Wednesday 19th March 2014 6:57 pm