Rushing rushing Frenetically hustling Life is busy full of strife Where can I find the simple life Bustling hustling Ever tussling No time to listen To watch the world glisten Rushing rushing Frenetically hustling Life is busy full of strife Where can I find the simple life I need a space To slow my pace… Continue reading Hustling
Category: communication
Distraction….An interlocking Rubaiyat
Distraction Long empty days I look for distraction Life is too short to live with abstraction Can love fill the gap like words in a song Would it be real or fatal attraction Can’t sit and wait for the chance to be strong Need to find happiness a place to belong Follow the footsteps run… Continue reading Distraction….An interlocking Rubaiyat
Anthology Askew Communications
Tomorrow sees the launch of the fourth anthology published by Rheteroric Askew. Its full of short stories, flash fiction and poetry. I have some pieces of flssh fiction in the book. It is available on kindle or amazon print.
Youthfulness v age or Ode to the Older woman
In your teens you were shy No self confidence, didn’t pull the guys Body language, tended to say, dont talk, go away In your thirties feeling better career confidence, go getter still self conscious but trying harder Body language more blaise come talk, I might stay In your forties, life full on career rocketing, running… Continue reading Youthfulness v age or Ode to the Older woman
Life has moved on updated
Here is the first version of this Pantoun I have since reworked it please see the second version any thoughts if either works? I flutter and fly like a trapped butterfly Commitment I promised it wasn’t a lie While life has moved your love I still crave It… Continue reading Life has moved on updated
Do we ever learn
Do we ever really learn The difference between holding out a hand Or clutching someone to us in a vicelike band The fluidity of trust Is better than control That we all need space Love doesn’t mean shackles tightly in place Do we ever really learn Unthinking actions will cause hurt How ever much someone… Continue reading Do we ever learn
Relationships normal chain
The bubble has been burst Will that be the worst Life gets in the way Almost every day Changes put a strain On relationships normal chain He/she can make you sad Also make you mad Love is but a guide You cannot run and hide What is this nebulous thing The emotion that pulls our… Continue reading Relationships normal chain
Anticipation
Anticipation Starting a new chapter Anticipation New period of rapture Anticipation Tick all the boxes Anticipation Expecting lots of validation Throw out procrastination Anticipation Putting aside old wrongs Clean sheet being strong Anticipation Damp down expectations Anticipation Waiting for adventure, to hatch Anticipation
Second hand
What is real and what is dream Hard to tell with you it seems What is real when all you know Is second hand, a major blow What is real, when all you share Is part of life, but, is reality there? What is real is my mind fills in the blanks Reducing your imperfections… Continue reading Second hand
The Trijan poetry form
Trijan Refrain The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of… Continue reading The Trijan poetry form
Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery 