The eye
Devoid of colour, blind ink licking round vision
to tar the eyes and misguide the traveller.
Writing its lies and sprouting its black horns.
Picking the words, it would not let you see
and took you to a fiery street of malicious, misconstrued facts.
Facts, blatant and treacherous of non-existent weapons of destruction.
Of threats to your home and a hundred reasons to make y...
Monday 12th November 2018 11:01 am
Trees
Dusty, pregnant and green
Tight apples, nipped plums,
Landmine chestnuts, capped acorns.
Sticky sap coated under bellies of bark.
Well grown hands of leaves,
Limp wristed in late summer haze.
Groaning lengths of limbs,
Patting the ground pulled by their weight.
Within the canopy, a scuffle of squirrels, a flutter of wing.
Between roots, daddy long-legs and ants.
...
Friday 2nd November 2018 6:55 pm
The Cook
Mid-afternoon after a missed lunch
Too close to the evening meal,
An expectant rumble way down
Anticipating a long hunger.
The culinary instincts of his own recipes
Combine with Ami Gees, Aunty Gees and sisters,
To recreate a unique Salan hai.
Brown hands cracking
Tissue paper parchment of garlic cloves.
A roll of varnished onion skin,
Then deftly, large pal...
Friday 2nd November 2018 6:32 pm
Friendship in the Fall
Friendship in the Fall
Maple leaves lime yellow,
see through claret red paved the way and
led us to conversations of losing all our teeth
but still bleating for cake.
Cake as creamy as the
lusty browns and chiccy chocolate hues
that line a wavy iced canal.
We gum grimace at the thought of losing teeth.
Reflecting each others squinting eyes and mashing gnas...
Friday 2nd November 2018 5:19 pm
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