Forward
Forward
A great door opens on a darkened landscape
I stand at the precipice of the unkown
A journey forward or an eternal void
I cannot know what is to be revealed
I am ignorant and childlike in my perception
Despite a wealth of experience and knowledge
The future holds no assurances
Faith speaks of eternity but who am I to know
I step forward with resignation
Th...
Wednesday 11th December 2019 4:30 pm
What we face
What we face
A tangled web of attraction and addiction
draws us to an epicentre of confusion and distraction
Repulsed by hatred, ignorance and prejudice
we walk on broken glass in the place where pigs lay
Lured by compulsive desire and rampant lust
we are thrown off course in a haze of dust
Cheated by lies and the voices of eternal deceit
clarity of thought becomes a d...
Thursday 7th November 2019 7:03 pm
A Solution
A Solution
A trickle of faltering smoke wound its way upward
many were left standing bereft
As the families of who were left
became as a column of smoke toward the sky
Harsh voices broke their numbed silence
a ragged group soon assembled
Mentally and spiritually disabled
there had been no time to even say farewell
A small orchestra on a worn lawn
began ...
Monday 4th November 2019 7:16 pm
Integrity,Where is your sting?
Integrity, Where is your Sting?
Philanthropists beware wolves come in sheeps clothing
Poets speak out with your mighty voices against deceit
The Masters of self aggrandisement have arrived
Party and personal fortunes their ´raison d´etre
These ferrets curry our favour and give pretence a new meaning
Their placard has two sides, each with a face
For these unscrupulous so...
Sunday 3rd November 2019 4:20 pm
They gave their all
They gave their all
A solitary autumnal leaf of reddish brown
As if a visitor from the past
Fluttered along the street lined with a silent throng
Propelled by the morning wind
It gradually settled on the steps of the War Memorial
A heavy scent of used gunpowder
Still pervaded the village from a night of bonfires
We stood silently and somberly before many names
Reme...
Sunday 3rd November 2019 10:17 am
The Front
The Front
Faces ripped off
intestines disgorged
Lice and rats eat
the entrails of heroes
Helmets with bullet holes
filled with cerebral refuse
Frozen joints, numbed fingers
burnt out dog ends
Squelching mud
foot rot to boot
Incessant explosions
mountains of fresh corpses
Humanity debased
for flags and monarchs
What a fucking hell
Friday 1st November 2019 12:13 am
For the Better
For the Better
On my study wall hangs a portrait
of a man, his son and a family of refugees
Walking with their meagre possessions
Syrains in a foreign land; a people in despair
They are displaced souls the victims of civil war
this family is one of millions throughout the world
crossing borders, leaving family and friends behind
Can any good come from such a trage...
Tuesday 29th October 2019 7:34 pm
A Collage of Autumn
A Collage of Autumn
A silent thunder of darkened clouds approach
light is diminished into a perpetual shadow of gloom
Sinister cohorts of ghosts dart about in macabre dance
the drums of the damned fill the air with stark foreboding
The obscure memories of past years appear from the sepulchres of time
a barely noticed cenotaph assumes a different identity
War is never...
Monday 21st October 2019 5:27 pm
A Reason
A Reason
A ponderous existence is our enigma in life
to experience the fullness of all is perplexity
Highly subjective we are intensely observant
the world is seen as a cinema screen
A performance in which we all take part
a drama of strange participation
Do I serve a purpose through my being here
is my individuality purposefully made
Am I a cog in a wheel of p...
Friday 11th October 2019 8:16 pm
One of Many
One of Many
I detest that cold biting wind
which chills me through bark into each ring
Those gusts that denude me of any propriety
as autumnal scales are blown away
to fall upon a carpet of other discarded leaves
A time to acknowledge my stark reality
to be resilient in the face of snow and hail
Along with others we give of ourselves
in uniformed fidelity to the sea...
Tuesday 8th October 2019 10:50 pm
You´re Living in the Past
You´re Living in the Past
(from a has been to a know it all)
In some cultures the elderly are regarded as the
custodians of wisdom based on life´s experience
In our advanced culture of high technology
the elderly are put aside as having served their purpose
Fashion is to be attractive and up to date
modernity is the way forward, the means of progress
Old Fashioned...
Tuesday 8th October 2019 8:49 pm
Nan´s Kitchen
Nan´s Kitchen
The kitchen was small and austere
an old sink with a single tap
for cold water alone
The window was draped in a net curtain
beside the sink an old gas stove
with four burners and an oven
Opposite stood a kitchenette
and little else that served any purpose
Linoleum covered the wooden floor
which was cracked and threadbare
In the corner behind a do...
Saturday 5th October 2019 8:42 pm
Loathing
Loathing
Indoctrination and radicalisation
instruments in the hands of evil men
Distorted political ideologies and religious zealots
creators of inferiority and superiority
Where many are deprecated and made worthless
who are persecuted or even exterminated
In the name of Righteousness
by the self righteous
From those in power
the manipulators
Arbita...
Friday 4th October 2019 11:00 pm
Bigger and Better Bombs
Bigger and Better Bombs
Should we build more new schools
with indoor and outside pools
More hospitals are urgently needed
let´s hope and pray our voices are heeded
Let´s plant more trees and clean up the beaches
including our land to its furthermost reaches
New universities for many to improve the mind
and money for research to restore sight for the blind
...
Thursday 3rd October 2019 3:31 pm
In Love
In Love
A time comes to fall deeply in love
consumed by a sensuous longing desire
A burning passion of emptying oneself
to be enrapt in the gilded frame of love
When all else is of secondary importance
nothing left to chance or distractions of any kind
A union of body, mind and heart
beating yea pulsating to a climax of exhileration
A time when all is brou...
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 9:51 pm
No Frontiers
No Frontiers
Birds carry no passports
the wind blows where it wills
Rain falls where it pleases
the fox and owl know no boundaries
Music is heard internationally
God is worshipped in universality
families are separated by national documents
Passports exercise border control
tickets with taxes permit travel across them
Pollution flows through the air
colds and ...
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 12:50 pm
History in Denial
History in Denial
General Franco is to be exhumed and his body removed
for years his statues have been argued over and often approved
Streets bearing his name now have new and different names
and so the politicians play their deceitful games
This handiwork is for the sake of distraction
to divert away attention in another direction
A failing economy with chaos can no...
Tuesday 1st October 2019 9:34 pm
A Green Planet
A Green Planet
War has been declared on all fossil fuels
The planet must be protected at all costs
Too little, too late
For centuries we have littered the world
It has been used and abused
Ocean beds are covered with sunken ships
Unexploded ordinance lies deep in the soils of many lands
Chemicals have scarred the home of humanity
Fish grow into grotesque mutations b...
Monday 30th September 2019 10:01 pm
Let them be....
Let them be....
Let people be as they are
Let dogs bark as a warning
Let cats purr with satisfation
Let frogs croak by their pond
Let us be who we are
Let us be what we want to be
Let actors be on stage
Let the angry demonstrate
Let communists seek for equality
Let gays be happy and in love
Let gypsies roam where they will
Let the believers pray for us all
...Friday 27th September 2019 4:24 pm
Daylight Robbery
Daylight Robbery
Conformity robbed me of my personal freedom
it took away my ambitions and desires
My talents were ignored as if they did not exist
and I allowed this to happen under my very nose
Time has passed by for there can be no recovery
I am not alone by any stretch of the imagination
Conformity, fear, conventions and tradition
with their societal prejudice...
Wednesday 25th September 2019 3:18 pm
Latent Talent
Latent Talent
There are budding scientists
and fledgling artists
who cannot be heard
because they live
in what is called
the Third World
We are deprived
of their potential and talent
because they live
in poverty with
no hope or grace
This is a disgrace
We send money
to Third World dictators
who are oblivious
to progress and beauty
...
Tuesday 24th September 2019 12:21 pm
Do me in....
Do me in....
I am a lesbian, a communist and a subversive
I am a gypsy, I masturbate, I think I´m gay too
This should be enough for you to do me in
rid yourself of your conceitedness and prejudice
go and don´t delay, be spontaneous and have your way
Make the world a better place and do with me away
Clean up your town, turn it white and straight
and in so doing why not ...
Monday 23rd September 2019 5:47 pm
Drawing in....
Drawing in....
Gradually, imperceptibly the nights draw in
they encroach with the chill of winter to foretell
As a blanket they cover a dormant landscape
there is no retreat, no turning back, the die is cast
the rubicon is crossed
Until the Feast of Epiphany we sink into a darkened world
only beyond is the light of a resurrected dawn
A time to slumber, dream, to drink ...
Sunday 22nd September 2019 9:53 pm
The Final Act
The Final Act
I do not want you to stand there as if dumb
required out of a conformist etiquette to be present
I have arranged my funeral as a theatre for all
for family, friends and bystanders alike
This time within these sacred portals will stain your eternal memory
as no other farewell has or ever will
My body will be borne on the shoulders of those who I love
this ...
Friday 20th September 2019 11:57 pm
An Autumnal Rhapsody
An Autumnal Rhapsody
Clusters of sacrificial colurs
in a bleated cry from a dormant world
In unison the days of autumn do ebb
from the gaiety of a summer´s warmth
It is the finale, the last movement
of a rhapsody which droops in sorrow
Threadbare leaves in a myriad of colours
give the landscape a farewell hue
A floor of sadness is littered between weary trees
as ...
Thursday 19th September 2019 10:59 am
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
Trams trundled along the centre of the road
as whistling kettles sounded a cup of tea
People queued outside cinemas as human snakes
with a policeman directing a swarm of black cars
Streets pockmarked with the shrapnel of war
vacant spaces between buildings where buildings once stood
Cobbled streets of Victorian days to rumble over
buses, trams and trol...
Wednesday 18th September 2019 9:37 pm
An Ancient Language
An Ancient Language
It is not Latin or Ancient Greek
that we find a language so rich and deep
It is not borne of a vocabulary or tongue
but from the heart, soul and mind of man
Found in the mists of time it comes to us
rich and varied are its sounds and cadences
For it can speak across all boundaries
reaching beyond impassable frontiers
Its sounds are an orchestra r...
Tuesday 17th September 2019 6:08 pm
A Moment in Time
A Moment in Time
A Railway Buffett Bar
on a rainy November evening
we sat amongst a throng of tables
as the air filled with smoke
Silently we sipped our drinks
wishing to be somewhere else
a place of tranquility and alone
but people pushed about us
The rush hour was in full swing
he looked searchingly into his beer
I at his profile deep in my own thoughts
W...
Monday 16th September 2019 9:45 pm
The End
The End
Bombers race in unison along
expectant runways
Laden with a deadly nuclear cargo
to dislodge our planet from its axis
As we are cast like confetti
into an inter galactic gloom
Leaving our earthly home abandoned
desolate and forever stricken
Leaders shout the futile slogans
of their defunct ideologies
Beauty is gone in a blinding flash
verdant meadow...
Saturday 14th September 2019 8:52 pm
My Other....
My Other........
I live mostly inside my mind
where I am fully consumed
Solitude draws out my creative spirit
as I sit uninterrupted and alone
I am the kernel of my being
cut adrift in a sea of discovery
I cannot be an island fortress
as I lack the strength and will
My other is always close at hand
as a rampart and shoulder of solace
Without his pres...
Friday 13th September 2019 8:50 pm
She Died Recently........
She Died Recently......
He weeps inwardly
behind sad eyes
His voice falters
as memories are recalled
He is broken
lost and unseeing
A veil of tears separates them
she has been taken away
Alone he stumbles
sleepless nights of dread
He is fearful
unused to loneliness
All sense of direction
has gone from sight
He mourns like
others have mourned
...Thursday 12th September 2019 5:53 pm
Our Destiny
Our Destiny
The leaves of integrity fall
leaving the stoic tree of virtue
They fall or are blown about
to the earth of abundant corruption
The sun hides behind clouds of shame
as the winds warn of impending doom
Seas surge with the waves of war
as the earth trembles on its foundations
A moon of lurid light deceives
a gullible landscape below
Creatures turn aga...
Wednesday 11th September 2019 9:02 pm
A Spiritual Home
A Spiritual Home
The soul searches for a home without
confined and content it seeks another abode
A palm lined, sun drenched beach
the lofty peaks of a mountain range
or within a pine forest of a needled floor
Perhaps a river flows to soothe this soul
or a city square bedecked with cafes
A foreign land rich in culture and cuisine
or a tongue, a language to entice
...Wednesday 4th September 2019 11:45 pm
Needless Burdens
Needless Burdens
I used to carry them as mindful burdens
weights which pressed against my back
Shackles on wrists and ankles
to impede my progress even drawing blood
They became a part of my daily slog
my inner feelings numbed by their heaviness
A once erect stature crippled itself
to become a shadow of my true identity
How much longer was I to endure thos...
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 7:03 pm
The Final Blast
The Final Blast
A gun salute reverberated through the trees
as unprecedented temperatures soared
With birds and wild life cowering for shade
The tsunami of summer had peaked
an audible sigh whispered amongst the branches
All remained as before except for an air of expectancy
Green leaves retained their lustre
hedgerows verdant with a harvest of fruit
A silent rubico...
Monday 2nd September 2019 11:27 am
He Stepped Inside
He Stepped Inside
The key was inside the lock
He went forward and opened the door
Alone and unobserved he entered
To find the gullible and the willing
He latched onto those who deprecated others
The resentful he nurtured
Unseen he cast his net far and wide
He appointed leaders to receive adulation
Their prupose and strength he fortified
He gave them full rein for thei...
Sunday 1st September 2019 9:59 pm
Moods
Moods
I join each day in the flow of its current
Compatible or not I try to adjust myself
The day often conflicts with my waking mood
I walk along a darkened corridor
Feeling my way with uncertainty
I welcome the unexpected yet cherish routine
Spontaneity can disturb or delight
Outside I embrace sun, shower or rain
Only the wind aggravates my soul
I react, respon...
Saturday 31st August 2019 10:08 pm
A Web of Deceit
A Web of Deceit
A transparent woven membrane
partially concealed in a corner of the room
Barely noticeable and constructed with no warning
its architect lay concealed and out of sight
It was a trap of indiscriminate stealth
as the faintest movement alerted the predator
Nothing was spared, no prisoners were taken
the architect devoured all who came his way
...
Thursday 29th August 2019 11:16 pm
Life´s Quandary
Life´s Quandary
Would we board a ship not knowing its destination
or catch a train without first determining its intention
Why then do we emabark on life´s journey
if we don´t know where our end will be
What provides the spirit of eternal hope
when we are least able to cope
From where comes our need for self preservation
if we lack any real sense of determination
...Wednesday 28th August 2019 5:36 pm
The Bottle
The Bottle
From out of a bottle
comes not a genie
but a cloud arises
as a fog to the mind
A hazy perspective is formed
as illusions are created
a temprament is tainted
The bottle is replenished
fog and mists do envelope
an abstract control is formed
which distorts and damages
even others about
Put the genie back inside
reseal the bottle
breathe a c...
Friday 23rd August 2019 10:42 am
Das Reich ist gefallen
Das Reich ist gefallen
Red, white and black
splinters and shards of cristal
Blood stains the pillars
the white is tarnished with filth
Black shines in uniformity
pellets cascade a rain of death
Beleaguered ruins stand as silhouettes
as dragons roar their fusillade
Papers flutter in a calamity of despair
red skies sound their sirens
White sheets in capitulation...
Sunday 18th August 2019 10:15 pm
Heart Attack
Heart Attack
A pinkish intricate organ of finite life
complex and forever pumping life
Valves and arteries a tangled web
without which all life would ebb
Then all of a sudden it stops
as the last blood of life drops
A blinding flash unpredictable
hastens the ultimate destructible
Life submits to death´s dark kingdom
no more activity, inertia or boredom
One min...
Tuesday 13th August 2019 2:21 pm
Damaged for life
Damaged for life
The house was drab and in need of paint
the curtains yellow with the stains of smoke
The garden lacked lustre, unkempt and ignored
as the gate swung to and fro in a whimsical wind
Inside it was stale, discoloured and unclean
full ash trays with old socks soaking in a tub
She sat alone smoking with a mug in her hand
propped up so as to see the comi...
Sunday 11th August 2019 10:36 am
All around us
All around us
Bones and ashes will ever remain
as with our memories they are the same
Vanished from this temporal life
we still possess their name despite
Nought can escape this earthly coil
we cannot outside its boundaries toil
All who have gone before us remain with us
their atoms and molecules still a part of us
We are physically held captive in this place
in ...
Saturday 10th August 2019 9:37 pm
The Elite
The Elite
These monsters wear their guilt on their sleeve
In their grandeur they are bedecked with duplicity
They live in impregnable ivory towers of deceit
With cohorts of the damned their integrity sold
Morality lies hidden in their disgusting latrines
Weilding power in our name with limitless guile
They forge alliances with tyrants like themselves
Squandering t...
Thursday 8th August 2019 10:08 pm
A Reverie
A Reverie
A butterfly flutters in orchestral flight
a symphony of delicate charm only to delight
Capricious of uncertain design it meanders
as we transfixed do similarly wander
Rich in colours, dragon red and charcoal black
with an elegance which we so often lack
It serves no master and obeys no creed
as it dips, climbs, hesitates with little speed
We become absorbe...
Thursday 1st August 2019 9:45 pm
The Emperor came to call
The Emperor came to call
Doors slammed, windows banged shut and curtains were drawn
as the grand cavalcade drove by in earnest procession
Those outside turned their backs to show utter disdain
no welcome for the Emperor was forthcoming
The Queen sat by him with a pinched expression
the Empress followed with the Queen´s Consort
Cavalry at the trot to hasten these even...
Thursday 1st August 2019 5:03 pm
There is only one
There is only one
Occasionally when a moment of silence arrives
I pause for a time of deep reflection and lost hope
Through the corridors of my mind
I seem always to arrive in the La Plaza
which is embedded in my mind as an ageless painting
The sun shines as people promenade
beneath the fronds of overhead palms
Children with cornets, some on their fathers´shoulders
...
Sunday 28th July 2019 10:49 pm
A Friend called to say......
A Friend called to say.....
From the determined and resilient
a feeble voice came from someone I love
From a dear and faithful soul, a lament
who had reached a darkened moment
I no longer possess any reserves of energy
without any dramatic sense of urgency
My zest for life has begun to ebb away
I cannot muster thoughts along the way
I am not afraid to die you know t...
Saturday 27th July 2019 5:06 pm
Hidden Recesses
Hidden Recesses
Concealed in the recesses of my mind
I search for precious artefacts to find
In darkened corners beneath old dust sheets
are cherished memories now well deceased
Past lovers, their memorabilia and letters
with a dust laden portrait of an English Setter
Fragments of jewellery, cufflinks and more
in an old discarded chest of drawers
A gas mask, dog tag...
Friday 26th July 2019 11:30 pm
Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface
Out of sight and beyond control
they lurk unseen but are ever present
What we see is what we believe
yet the unseen lives also
Often out of mind, impossible to invite
the subliminal forces are at play
These are the undercurrents of life
a dimension without interpretation
Signs and symbols punctuate their presence
intruding into our thoughts an...
Saturday 20th July 2019 12:26 pm
A Flame never extinguished
A Flame never extinguished
The flame of sensual passion
has been dimmed to a gentle glow
The ardour of love remains strong
but a little frayed at the edges
The longing lingers unabated
at times given renewed energy
The salad days driven by lust
had an unquenchable zeal
Have bowed gracefully with age
admitting that the pinnancle has been reached
In this undulat...
Thursday 18th July 2019 11:29 pm
Being
Being
Life´s drama
unfolds
unexpectantly
As clouds reveal
the splendour of
mountain peaks
So each day
brings the sun
or showers
Moods of expectancy
and ennui
We have no control
subject only to this world
Made for the
chessboard
moved at will
The past is over
the future awaits
only here and now
do we participate
But we are
able...
Tuesday 16th July 2019 9:36 pm
Images
Images
Sometimes I catch glimpses of him
seeing him in the silhouettes of the night
or lying drunk in a shop doorway
I breathe his air on a summer´s day
the waft of fragrance from a nearby bloom
invades my nostrils with a scent sublime
His power thunders in the waterfalls
or languishes in the meadows of home
He searches the desert for hermit souls
plunges the dep...
Monday 15th July 2019 9:52 pm
The Sea will part
The Sea will part
Leaders will all fade away into the annals of time
taking with them their power and their deeds
Wars they started will be forgotten
their wealth left behind for others to squabble over
Wisdom and knowledge will be sifted as sand
religions and philosophies as passing clouds
Mighty edificies will fall and crumble
objects of desire and greed, tokens...
Friday 12th July 2019 10:30 pm
Ode to the Free World & its Leaders
Ode to the Free World
&
Its Leaders
They fight wars thousands of miles from their shores
and expect us to willingly applause
They have great wealth but need allies
with begging bowls ...
Saturday 29th June 2019 2:21 pm
The Natural World
The Natural world
We catch glimpses of it
as if paintings in a gallery
We walk or drive past it
seldom to experience or feel it
It becomes a side show
vaguely admired for its beauty
We criss cross it feetlingly
but never to touch or hold
We have distanced ourselves from it
as we inhabit bricks and mortar
Walk on pavements or drive on tarmac
We prefer our te...
Sunday 23rd June 2019 6:56 pm
The Potter´s Hand
The Potter´s Hand
We are being formed
fashioned for a purpose
Not yet complete
malleable but stubborn
Free will to be subdued
as the psalmist says
The potter and teacher
are one in their work
The end is assured
and within sight
Meanwhile we wait
until all is accomplished
Then we move forward
to an ultimate destiny
Saturday 1st June 2019 2:18 pm
Transient
Transient
The twists and turns of life bring confusion
to the soul
A perpetual quest for gratification is a
ruinous odssey
Chasing after ideologies and false gods
a futile undertaking
National and political conflicts come
...
Thursday 30th May 2019 10:48 pm
Time for Change
Time for Change
We have been duped for far too long
in the land of seeming inertia
The ball in the court has been knocked
over the net with monotonous regularity
The game is over, the spectators are bored
the words moribund and defunct are spoken
A new broom waits in the wings off stage
poised to sweep clean, to create anew
A breath of fresh air blows across the cou...
Wednesday 15th May 2019 6:38 pm
A Summer´s Morn
A Summer´s Morn
I look down at my feet in dew soaked grass
which glistens a fresher green
awash with nascent life
Close by a tree with fledgling leaves
stands as a proud silhouette
before a rising sphere of incandescent flame
A canopy of azure, an awning
of the natural world holds sway
Sounds of birds joyously in flight
as pigeons nod to and fro for food
A dis...
Tuesday 14th May 2019 5:53 pm
Hard to find...
Hard to find...
People often feed off the opinions of others
by reading newspapers or chatting with friends
The truth is even more elusive than ever
reality lies concealed, if not camouflaged
The Truth is hard to find
We are daily bombarded with fake news
propoganda is skilfully manipulated
Film and photos are tampered with
facts and figures altred to suit requ...
Monday 13th May 2019 3:06 pm
The Parade had formed
The Parade had formed
They rushed out into the brisk morning air
in brilliant sunlight brimming with life
A dark cloud in the west threatened rain
as they assembled in lines of precise regimentation
Dark blue uniforms with white attachments
cap badges and buttons glistened in the sun
Highly polished boots, red lanyards, a force
highly decorated with an array of medals
...Saturday 11th May 2019 7:04 pm
I talk to myself
I talk to myself
I often talk to myself out loud
or silently within the inner sanctum of my mind
These are moments of ripened eloquence
as I adress a fictitious audience
or some individual soul
I choose topics at random from what
is foremost in my thoughts
or secreted in the darkened crevices of my being
I pluck words out of the air
catching the flow o...
Wednesday 8th May 2019 5:06 pm
A Journey Forward
A Journey Forward
I do not fear being carried aloft
with all cares cast aside with me enwrapt
Sprinkled with holy water to cleanse
with clouds of incense to uplift
My departure will be as silent as time spent
to fly on the wings of angels to him who sent me
No regret shall accompany this onward journey
only the bells that ring the memories of times past
Farewell mor...
Monday 22nd April 2019 5:40 pm
Write out Loud
Write out Loud
I sit in my corner and write by day or night
poetry and prose for people who are out of sight
For three years I have happily written
to eventually have become well and truly smitten
I write to receive the comments of others
many of whom have become sisters and brothers
Some live many leagues beyond the seas
but it is almost as if I can hear them sne...
Sunday 21st April 2019 8:43 pm
This Friday
This Friday
We depart but have no destination
lost we harbour no hope for the future
We have abandoned all that was given
to pursue the worthless and uncertain
We deceive ourselves and others with us
no answers or alternatives come our way
We engage in animosity and hostility
with backs turned against love and acceptance
We believe we are masters of our own destiny
...Friday 19th April 2019 11:21 am
A New Fabric
A New Fabric
A thread weaves itself through a fabric of chaos
it loops and knits in intricate deceit
A pattern emerges of despair and hoplessness
no seamtress can unravel its folds
The quality of material is evidently flawed
the tapestry needs to be started afresh
New colours with a design to attract
will bring a new clientele to buy
A fabric more resilient and fire...
Thursday 18th April 2019 3:00 pm
Writing
Writing
In order to write one must read
as to read is food for the empty mind
Vocabulary and syntax come together
on the pages of a book to point the way
Writing requires persistence and regularity
a daily assidious application of discipline
There can be no faltering or excuses
pen and ink will beckon you there
Two thousand words every day
in diaries, letters or ...
Wednesday 17th April 2019 3:49 pm
I met a Lady today.....
I met a Lady today.....
I met a lady today for the very first time
She appeared sedate and composed
A sadness had been drawn across her weathered face
At first she caught my eye as she sat close to me
We were part of a much larger group
I suppose she must be a little older than I
Occasionally there was the flicker of a smile
She was attentive to her surroundings and co...
Tuesday 16th April 2019 9:36 pm
ora pro nobis
ora pro nobis
From the incessant drone of bombers above there was no respite
For we Berliners it was every day and every night
The whistling and screaming of falling bombs as they fell
Conjured up scenes of a burning, unforgiving hell
One alert brought the flying fortresses, glistening in the sun of the sky
Then as if by stealth Lancaster bombers came by night again to ...
Sunday 14th April 2019 10:32 am
The Harp of Summer´s Joy
The Harp of Summer´s Joy
The wiley mists of Spring open their desire for the chalice of warmth
Summer is on the horizon as a ball of incandescent welcome
The trumpets of Spring herald the strumming harp of summer´s gladness
New waves caress the shores of our native homeland
Coming forever closer with a gentle crest to settle on untroubled sand
The skies are a vault of gushi...
Thursday 11th April 2019 11:06 pm
Born a Criminal
Born a Criminal
The voice of anger and fury cries out
because before the age of eighteen years I could not come out
I entered this life as a new born criminal
because I was less than socially minimal
I was born in a distant and darker time
where to be Gay held a different rhyme
I crept about in obscure places for love
but it only came from He who is above
...
Monday 8th April 2019 4:19 pm
Banksy
Banksy
Thank you Banksy for your work of art
as an artist who hits the nail on the head.
Depicting reality with a clear portrayal of
clueless Members of Parliament seen as chimps.
You illustrate well the demise of democracy
Ten years ago you created ´A Parliament of Chimps
today we see it as a day of betrayal
´Laugh now, but one day no-one will be in charge
as an u...
Friday 29th March 2019 10:10 am
Herbicide
Herbicide
A very large bush, untidy and overgrown
needed to be cut back or dug out
The first task was to prune its branches
thus leaving it looking oddly bare and nude
I did not have a saw to cut it down completely
so the job was left unfinished and ugly
Then with Spring it began to come to life
buds appeared along with yellow leaves
in an endeavour to live
It lo...
Thursday 14th March 2019 3:18 pm
Broken up
Broken up
I was told they had broken up
that he had left her, going off alone
It came as a surprise to us all
as we imagined them to be on the road to matrimony
They seemed the ideal couple, very much in love
a chance meeting had brought them together
I have tried to contact her but to no avail
she is the sweetest soul, fun loving and sincere
Love was what she searc...
Thursday 14th March 2019 1:37 pm
Absent
Absent
Were there many assembled in the chapel
was my niece there with her children
why do families quarrel
Did my wreath arrive on time, did you see it
were there many floral tributes
Was the atmosphere sad
I suppose tears were shed and sobs stifled
I sat alone at home and cried a little
as I imagined you all gathered there
Was anything draped over the coffin
...Tuesday 12th March 2019 8:55 pm
No more of this.....
No more of this.....
Tectonic plates yield to immense pressure
beneath the ocean´s surface out of sight
Those above are unaware of the force unleashed
a power of amassing destruction rolls forward
Beneath the veneer of our corrupt society
germinate the seeds of resentment and anger
A force is about to manifest itself
as it did in Paris and St. Petersburg
A...
Friday 8th March 2019 3:53 pm
The Box Dwellers
The Box Dwellers
Reserved or repressed, preserved or conserved
are those who inhabit their little lunch boxes
as mindless and thoughtless zombies
with no appetite, no initiative, the living dead
Dull witted as croaking frogs
sitting, farting with bleary eyes they sit agape
professional inert spectators paid with dust
as a minority take flight as adventurous doves
A ...
Wednesday 6th March 2019 8:39 pm
Inclement Weather
Inclement Weather
On rainy mornings before going to school
my mother fearful that I should catch a cold
Insisted that I was well wrapped up
in black wellington boots, a yellow waterproof and a sou´wester
I loathed this garb as it made me stand out
for which I became an object of ridicule
One nasty boy with curly hair called Dinger Bell
said that I resembled a ´Fi...
Sunday 3rd March 2019 7:50 pm
Winnowing Fork and Millstone
Winnowing Fork and Millstone
The precipice has been reached
the abyss lies far below
Retribution comes on a chariot of fire
with clouds descending
vengance is mine says the Lord
Those who have abused and perverted the Faith
their day of reckoning has arrived
Whether it be in a pew or wearing a red biretta
the hand of judgement makes no distinction
He comes with h...
Thursday 28th February 2019 9:09 pm
The Lambeth Judgement
The Lambeth Judgement
From within the walls of the Church´s hierarchy
comes more drivel and senseless malarky
Bishops from around the world are invited
to a conference with their wives to be seated
But if the bishop has announced he´s gay
his married same sex partner is to be kept away
What would Jesus think of such exclusion
Our Blessed Lord who taught us inclusion
...Wednesday 27th February 2019 12:53 pm
Etiquette
Etiquette
Casual dress has given way to casual behaviour
etiquette and fashion are glimpses of the past
Manners maketh man was the command
to which all were bound to obey
It came naturally, almost second nature
as gentlemen doffed their hats
Gloves removed before shaking hands
gentlemen walking close to the kerb when escorting a lady
Gentlemen standing when a lady e...
Tuesday 26th February 2019 9:02 pm
Forgotten forever
Forgotten forever
It needs to be said
that when we are dead
our impact on life will fade
as if our foundations had never been laid
We will become a distant memory
that will disappear into eternity
where our presence will be a remote thought
to prove that our lives were really of nought
An album might retain a photograph
which for a while might raise a ...
Monday 25th February 2019 5:56 pm
Disconnected
Disconnected
Some create their world divorced from reality
to rest in comfort and to fantasize
In mirrors they see the reflection of another
not the image which is so clearly visible
In this comfort zone fashions are designed
scenarios created which bring pleasure to the imagination
They are no longer themselves but someone else
A glass cupola descends over their life
...Saturday 23rd February 2019 6:37 pm
José Tomas
José Tomas
Slighted by the curse of autism
he was a delightful and cheerful lad
Tall, handsome with personal charm
nothing seemed to daunt or depress him
A manifestation of good manners
a willing helper, seldom dull or downcast
Thick lensed glasses accentuated his eyes
blue and clear, a glimpse of his inner self
Bright, observant with concealed talent
he lived in...
Thursday 21st February 2019 1:48 pm
La Libreria (The Bookshop)
La Libreria (The Bookshop)
With no fear of embarrassment or exposure
I glided towards the portal of my desire
There in a warm dusty labyrinth I was home
surrounded by more paper than could be imagined
Shelves from floor to ceiling crammed with books
volumes neatly arranged some with frayed edges
Tables piled high with more of the same
as step ladders leaned against oth...
Wednesday 20th February 2019 11:12 am
The Purge of Victory
The Purge of Victory
On the wings of a fearful night, well before dawn
a bolt of celestial power sliced through the frosty air
to obliterate the accumulated scum of the earth
A purgative force unseen struck corruption hiddden beneath
the blankets to incinerate the dirt from within
its vile residue exorcised from all four corners of the globe
A whirlwind smashed to smither...
Monday 18th February 2019 2:40 pm
He Sleeps in a Box
He Sleeps in a Box
I know a man who suffers from PTSD
an ex serviceman damaged for life
He sleeps in a cardboard box
in the doorway of a shop in the High Street
Should there be a deal or no deal Brexit
politicians debate endlessly without result
I know a man who sleeps in a cardboard box
in the doorway of a shop in the High Street
Local elections are due l...
Sunday 17th February 2019 10:15 am
A Large Wooden Door
A Large Wooden Door
Out of our finite view there is a large wooden door
which is permanently open, never to close
It remains ajar for a few to trickle through
but in times of calamity and war it opens wider
From outside nothing can be seen therein
inside the exterior is covered by a veil
It is a rubicon, a threshold from life to death
then from death to a new life...
Friday 15th February 2019 9:40 pm
The Spring Offensive
The Spring Offensive
The forces of Spring have begun their early offensive
against the entrenchments of winter
The colours have advanced into the darkness beyond
winter´s forces begin to retreat and take up new positions
Ground is being taken as daffodils come in support of snowdrops and crocus
frozen earth is broken by the onslaught of new advances
The whole of natu...
Wednesday 13th February 2019 10:21 am
The Beast
The Beast
The Beast lives in unparalleled luxury
with an unlimited source of pleasure and wealth
The Beast is free of rules or restrictions
his position is secure and unassailable
The Beast has an ever expanding Empire
his control extends further day by day
The Beast has tentacles long and grasping
nothing can evade his reach
The Beast thrives on power as ...
Tuesday 12th February 2019 7:42 pm
All will be well
All will be well
A landscape clad in cement and tarmac
steel and glass fortresses dominate our vision
Contamination erodes natural order and beauty
we wear masks to breathe and goggles to see
A barren world, an open prison
to escape is, to where and a fruitless errand
Cemeteries are fulll of the forgotten poor
as soldiers of greed march on to glory
Morality and valu...
Sunday 10th February 2019 4:18 pm
Aerials
Aerials
In years past they possessed two shapes
one an X and the other a H
Today we look aloft to some like a farmers gate
now they arrive in all shapes and sizes
as new sophisticated models keep arising
I am intrigued by the variety of this new array
as new ones seem to appear every day
Strapped to the chimney of a nearby house
is one which resembles the cage of a ...
Saturday 9th February 2019 7:24 pm
National Character
National Character.
Whether we like it or not we are a different lot
various shoots from the same vine,
all living in the same time.
Differing in so many respects
but forming a variety of sects.
Land , history and culture doth breed
Nations of people separated indeed.
Language, religion and cuisine
are the ingredients so evidently seen?.
A flag, an anthem, we stand to attention
all of...
Friday 8th February 2019 9:11 pm
The Sugar Bowl
THE SUGAR BOWL
On a far away British Colony
there was a gay bar tucked away
up a side street
It enjoyed a modest but dubious reputation
as the owner was known as Sugar
I was intrigued to visit and witness
events there
It was said that Sugar a middle aged man
...
Thursday 7th February 2019 9:57 pm
My Feet
My Feet
They have padded in various places
from shady joints to tropical beaches
Across countless pages they have trodden
in shoes, sandals, boots and in naked sedition
They have carried burdens and suffered corns
roamed the countryside and endured brittle thorns
I clip the nails and moisturise their soles
for God alone knows these extreme toes
My feet are a divine ...
Sunday 20th January 2019 7:55 pm
The Last Moments
The Last Moments
Armageddon calls the ravens home
as masonary falls from a cracked dome
The staircase of greed leads nowhere now
bodies hurtle downwards from buildings aloft
Stall holders without cash fall silent and crash
Grace is kept at bay as all cry mercy
abuse has run its course as custodians cower in shame
The exploited don white robes of patience and honour
...
Tuesday 15th January 2019 4:32 pm
Brexit
Brexit
Chaos wears a veil of deceit
scrap metal with refuse spew forth
Embroiderers unpick the mangled barbed wire
as distant voices in discord pronounce nothing
Incompetence and Ignorance stand as sentinels
the inept and unqualified replace the hinges
Misfortune born of apathy and stupidity
in a playground of clowns in full costume
Groups, free thinkers and empty ...
Sunday 13th January 2019 7:25 pm
Wisdom
Wisdom
The acquisition of wisdom is the life blood
for body, mind and soul
It rejects the insidious assaults of prejudice
and ignorance
A new dimension is achieved where
intelligent thought prevails with
experience and education as precursers
Wisdom exists only when discovered
It requires a long and often arduous search
Profound common sense, compassion and
c...
Thursday 10th January 2019 7:45 pm
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