I met an old friend in Whitlock’s End who was all but on the mend. He had been fighting night and day: over the hills, and far away, from the silent night and bloody hill, he had returned to the ruddy mill. Swapped his musket for a bucket, his bayonet for a scythe. All forContinue reading “Whitlock’s End”
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This Gentleman of the Past
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this gentleman of the past He is roguishly handsome and doesn’t lack a sense of spine, for he has given life to all that was fine From gilt of gold leaf, to carriages with seats of leather. He rarely thought that time would end his blue sky weatherContinue reading “This Gentleman of the Past”
The Peninsula Retreat
He walked with despair He screamed at the world But no one seemed to care In built in his mind Puffs of smoke like time Billowing through life He sat once or twice Catching his breath on the long march He told himself “As long as you can breathe You’ve got a chance” Godless mountainsContinue reading “The Peninsula Retreat”
A Cravat My Father Wore
A cravat my father wore De-cantered from his father’s core Amber liquid and tough smoke from pipes of oak Did splash upon my mind’s floor Signs of antiquity, but not of age Left upon life’s centre stage “Take life steady” He once said Words carved from his ancient head The day three of them cameContinue reading “A Cravat My Father Wore”
Copper in Kind
Soon to be nothing left of me A hopeless wanderer cast out to sea Foaming with pride – held tight to a swathe of wood and copper The rulers of the waves all those years ago Where tyrants turned with nowhere to row In fistfuls of fighting where men became all they had dreamed ofContinue reading “Copper in Kind”
Parisian Poetry 