Biography
Writes skewed verse, musician, mainly Folk, acoustic guitar. Interested in place-names, history, language, oral tradition.
Samples
Old Dog Rose In my garden, an old dog rose barks Untended, healthily ignored She sprawls across the garden path Obstructing passage to the grass A result of natural breeding With wooden posts I pegged her back With Parrot Beak I snapped her shafts But still her tendrils would attack My legs and arms still bear her scratch Where skin was torn and bleeding Florid Orange flowers, lots of them Brief-gloried ragged flags Flagrant fragrance assaults the nose Then fades back To the dark-grained bark Of the old Dog Rose
All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.
Blog entries by John Duffus
Provisions August 1767 (31/03/2012)
The Armchair Critic (25/03/2012)
Temple of Fiddes (12/03/2012)
What Is A Goit? WOL Comp / Nonsense Verse (11/03/2012)
Terra Nostra (09/03/2012)
Terra Nostra (09/03/2012)
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Comments
Hello John - may I add my welcome to WOL to those before me, I'm sure you will enjoy the time you spend here. :)
My thanks to you for visiting and commenting on 'Arise Sir Pain' - much appreciated.
Best wishes, Dave
You are so correct on all counts JD :o)
Hi john. Thank you so much for the kinds comments on my poem "Altars to the Gods".
Wow your poem is beautiful. You should also put this on your blog so that more people can read it.
Thanks again
Shirley
Life in the old dog rose yet, then? excellent piece. welcome aboard the good ship Write Out Loud.
Thanks Ann,
still trying to navigate through the site. I look forward to reading and contributing.
Hi John - welcome to WOL. I enjoyed your poem and look forward to reading more. You'll find more people will see your poems if you post one in our blog section, esp if you are looking for some feedback. Interesting biog too!
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Tommy Carroll
Wed 18th Apr 2012 08:12
Cheers JD ;o)