Tag Archives: Past
‘Leaving England’
If I was writing a poem 200 years ago…
Thoughts of the Past
Trammel up the excess of your mindWhere all life is left behindCast out temptation from your coreUntil love you feel is love no moreIntertwine a battering ram of hateAround your thoughts ‘til they evaporateThrow curses to the pastRun the ragged flag up the mastAnd watch those blotches of ink dryAnd sigh –‘All my life hasContinue reading “Thoughts of the Past”
Enter Positive
Enter positiveOmit negativeIn all of what you do Enter positiveAnd strip back realitySee good people for who they areLife is no tragedyTreasure them with open arms Into whiteEnter nightAre we ever to see the light? I spied from my circular window, oh so many years ago,A walk down a forest track, cradled with overhanging treesContinue reading “Enter Positive”
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”
Parisian Poetry 