Category: Novels

Just to say

William Carlos Williams an imagist poet wrote with great brevity and wrote a poem in note form called Just to Say . I have attempted a poem in the same style I asked you and you said No you didn’t want one Have been dropping hints  About the benefits I know we haven’t had  a… Continue reading Just to say

Marking the page

​Out of my mind, onto the page, Ideas stream, words just rage, Calmouring for release, urging me on, My love for life, drives the marathon, Creativity tantalises, pushes the pace, The need to transcribe, a daily race, Wanting to engage,  to evoke a reaction, Portraying all of life, immense satisfaction.

Do National quirks put readers off?

​I have had reason of late to cogitate about the differences between American English and United Kingdom English. I am sure there are articles out there giving definitive views on the subject. I admit to not having done a search yet. A few incidents have set me wondering if the different word usages and terms… Continue reading Do National quirks put readers off?

I would never cheat and lie

​I live in a life where love has gone stale We have ceased trying and live without the detail The film reel has become stuck  Same old, same old, in a rut Its not that we are not in love Its just we are no longer collaborative  Need excitement, validation, ego reclaimation I know you… Continue reading I would never cheat and lie

Vicarious Art

​Vicarious art, for most a pleasure Joy untold,much to treasure Subsumed in other’s  magical creations  Teasing, relaxing a range of sensations Amazement, awe and sometimes puzzlement Sometimes art can seem like punishment From early cave to modern construction Art can thrill or cause a ruction Consider art in all its forms Each disipline has its… Continue reading Vicarious Art

Let’s fly

​Sending Ripples across the Cosmos Turning Words to Actions Energised by mind pictures Voraciously  sampling life  Ecstatically Dreaming Grasping for the stars No deja  vu Let’s fly

The trials and tribulations of writing that book

​Putting the words on the paper That was an easy caper The flow of ideas The protagoniststs fears The plot that was not The plan that was shot The breaking of rules Maybe created by fools That was an easy caper The novel soon grew In chapters woo hoo I wrote as I spoke Great… Continue reading The trials and tribulations of writing that book