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August 2024 Collage Poem: The Square Root of Loneliness
Race war frozen in memory
black dogs cast out angles that make me scream inside
This gift of feeling love ends with a thousand
empty days made of silk
In their lives of long distress
The solace of choice, securely made
near the coastal shelf of abstract loneliness
Dancing to Shakespeare and his funky
verses about metaphysical loneness.
The calming mellowness of...
Friday 9th August 2024 9:47 am
August 2019 Collage Poem - 'Washed Out to Sea'
Hypnotic Methodist Tingling
A sea of souls awaiting slaughter for freedom
Mermaid, just say no
On a darksome day we skipped to death
Marked by a felt-tipped pen
There is sadness, but not without hope
Samuel Bamford is protesting
In Hong Kong
Filming on his smart phone, filming,
Sharing, filming, sharing. Hoping it
Won’t be edited out, won’t be his ...
Tuesday 13th August 2019 6:50 am
August 2016 Collage Poem: 'But a Dream'
Iron bird, place the peg
On your nose and press your hair
Pale Beyonce dances
Uncertainly with clowns
Blonde power Olympic salute
Curl your fingers around mine
On a dancefloor of angels
I am so angry that those lies
Still dominate those folks
To cut into the last horizon
Fragmented thunderstorms
I was scared to death
Clicking heels
...Tuesday 9th August 2016 8:15 am
August Collage Poem - Age
In secret arbours poetry unfolds,
rattling, winding snake in the grass
vibrant gold laminated landscapes glow
shifting the smoke to hold my breath
age is a collection of memories,
dust gathered on the mantlepiece
in the space that once held
your photograph
sitting on a slope is making me dizzy
wheelchairs, and relatives keeping photogr...
Monday 12th August 2013 10:08 pm
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