History – Page 5 – Parisian Poetry

Rose Garden City

‘Now, she exists in a sea of modernity and  stainless steel wire, Her thoughts are often thoughts of desire’

I’ve been dreaming about those woods for too longa long memory of existencedeep inside in my headI rememberlosing myself in amongst the green, brown leaves of Septembermy teenage thoughts, lost, but not forgottenthe good old days but you don’t know you’re in themSparkling eyes – they gleam through branches, either side of the pathmy spiritContinue reading “The Hills of Forever”

Fujifilm 2022

Blue sky Doesn’t time fly? Thinking of reasons why Enclosed in red bricks that can be fixed – piled high Looking upon an end and seeing its truth Lucky enough to have a roof Seeing silence in retrograde through a Fujifilm camera – Japanese made Reminding me of the ‘80s, doesn’t time fly, though musicContinue reading “Fujifilm 2022”

Crackington Haven

In remnant earth and timeless sand Where no human strength can command No other ordinance can comply to the majesty of when sea meets sky No flame of candle once lit extinguishes time like the sun glittering over a still ocean Two friends, turned lovers, gaze upon it, far away, but together in heart IContinue reading “Crackington Haven”

L.A. Never

Cracks of light Stones of height Laid from the deep Steam in flight On a wing-less night Lashed out on the heath Ruined wall Now not so tall Remnant of time Back we go Forward through snow Alone I file Across a moonlight mile Love is just a memory In a land of broken smilesContinue reading “L.A. Never”

the ones who were left

A report came from a nearby flank that the enemy’s guns were on the move, ‘time to strike’ said our CO, ‘over the top tomorrow we shall go.’ A cold night in mid-November and still we managed warmth, our greatcoats spread out and buttoned together with others to make a vast blanket. Songs were keptContinue reading “the ones who were left”