It is but noble to surmisewhat fortune doth caressin distant lover’s eyes what animal carnage shall thee unfurlin every waking breath I do but knowwithin all disinterested hearts to keep but wait while she speakshang about and tenderthe overgrown garden’s needs for it is in the waitingthat seeming dreams lie awakeas heaven becomes the mind’sContinue reading “Languid Dreamer #1”
Category Archives: Thoughts
The Clampdown
You are as beautiful as I remember In the dark of red September How the fossil fuels burned Gutters churned up stinking filth Spluttering emotional wreckage Over the atmosphere of the stage Smells of ravishing blue caught up in the nest How they worked and twisted at my shore Licking my feet with a saintlyContinue reading “The Clampdown”
Alone in the City
Walking down a foreign street at dusk, the air is sweet and crisp. The ring of a thousand voices and car engines echo in the spring sky above. The aged buildings of bricks and mortar, made of stone and sweat tower above you. You are a mere ant in this abyss. You have a destinationContinue reading “Alone in the City”
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”
Meditation Mantra
Let the tendrils grow in your mindIgniting blossom of all kindsOmit negative and embrace positiveIn all that you do Uncomfortable – it can be somewhere you have beenWords you may have saidNext time you entertain the thoughtExplore it until you hit the root; say it aloudShocked but quietly proud Standing still for a lifetimeAnd feeling,Continue reading “Meditation Mantra”
A Cornerstone of Capabilities
Open the book and turn the pageA timely essence of your potentialHas been unlocked, somewhere in your mind Do you possess free time? Good! Don’t fill it with phones that feed your headLike an escapologist lying in bedEngage the mind in an auld authentic wayEmbrace your mannerisms and re-invent your dayTrace your line and savourContinue reading “A Cornerstone of Capabilities”
Parisian Poetry 