Poetry as Visual Art Whilst poetry has an aural tradition we also read it and look at it. Therefore you should consider the look of your poem as well as the way ut sounds. Poetry should be visual art as well as gaving musicality and flow. Therefore the poet needs to also consider the visual… Continue reading Poetry as visual Art
Category: Poetry
Uniqueness
What is it, about our uniqueness, Should it exist? Is it seen as a weakness, To be burnt away, like mist, Our spark and our idiosyncrasies, Does society want us to conform, Join the herd, act in ways that please, Step in line, stay within the norm, What is it about, your uniqueness, That I… Continue reading Uniqueness
Uneven laces
Ugly black laceups like shiny leather shoe-boxes slight squeak when I walked… and I had to buy them how I hated those shoes First day dressed early collar constricting and scratchy apron swishing the upside down watch pen in pocket, hair neat and tidy topped with starched cap nurse kit in motion, stepping into the… Continue reading Uneven laces
Youthfulness v Age
Twenties feels shy No self confidence, didn’t pull the guys Body language, tended to say, dont talk, go away Thirties feels better, career confidence, go getter Maybe still a little self conscious, in the social whirl but gets better Body language more open ,comprehensive, come talk, am groving Forties, lives life, career rocketing Good social… Continue reading Youthfulness v Age
Soliloquy
Serendipitous soliloquy Does this tirade scan iambically I pace the floor shouting my declaimation Trying to rid myself of my consternation You swore you loved me, chased and wooed me I began to trust became your devotee How could I become sucked in to this morass I feel a sad rejected lass My ego has… Continue reading Soliloquy
The Beast from the East
England has unusually heavy snow falls Written in the Triolet form The beast from the East Snow beautiful, white, pristine falls Blankets the landscape causes chaos Gales from Siberia whoosh, life stalls Snow beautiful, white, pristine falls Drifts on roads, traffic stuck,life mauls All night in cars and vans pathos Snow beautiful, white, pristine falls… Continue reading The Beast from the East
The book that is me
I wish you could read the book, that is me The chapters are muddled, loose-leaf and free I feel self-fulfilled most of the time Or brimming with emotion, often undefined Passionate, energetic, a lover of learning Apathetic and lazy, my negatives churning I want to put everything right, with the world To make a difference… Continue reading The book that is me
Forever Alone
It’s time for me to say goodbye Tomorrow the communication unit Will be switched off forever…. Doomed to fly alone through space and time She’s old news forgotten by many Stuck in a dark hole Unable to communicate hopes and fears Only able to share some of her precious secrets Intrepid adventurer, cast into the… Continue reading Forever Alone
Ravening beast?
What is love is it a ravening beast Is it mainly lust on a body to feast Does that longing and awe Have to gnaw at the soul Does it titilate the senses Make us insane What is love is it a ravening beast Is it joy exquisite and misery ceased Where is the balance… Continue reading Ravening beast?
Love is
Love is the joy, Love is the motivator, Love is the buzz, Love is the decoy, Love is the lance stabbing the unwary, Love is a dance, Love can be bitter, Love can be sweet, Love can destroy, Love can be a laser cauterising the heart, Love can be pain tearing worlds apart, Love can… Continue reading Love is
