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POPPY

The cheeful poppies gently sway
above the grasses, daisies and weeds.
It's a passion rich crimson though
that catches my eye
growing closer to the earth
and sheltered;
gently ruched lustrous petals
cupping it's dark heart
black as the night, stark
against the sky-blue glare
and lucid yellow Rape

I have the impotent idea
that I'll give it to you
or someone
so with an easy snap
at the mid-stem it is picked
(slightly held-out for no-one before me)
and from that moment on
it was bound only t… Continue

WHERE THE MIST WAS

Wandering the hill top
taking thoughtful range and pace
I can't stand guard at the gate of thought
any more than I can stop
the quick whip sweep of mist
from the shrouded land below

It passes silently through the scrub-trees,
the heather, grass-flecked earth
and burial mound

The ether flows lightly
but swamps the land and sea,
making me and time unreal,
the day ahead a creaking ghost-ship
adrift in mill-pond sea

As quick as epiphany
the shroud beats rapid retreat
to the ho… Continue

MY GENERATION

Cock-sure, self assured
strutting, slouching
rock-out, screaming and shouting,
young lives through the cool lense ablaze
under summer sun
exultant arms wave
and surge forward
shoulder to shoulder
to shoulder,
bar to stage
to toilet to bar
VOTE WITH YOUR FEET!
dont walk the line,
lean against the fence
and piss all over the things
that you might have done,
over the rights
that were hard-won

Turn your back on the rising tide,
the main stage is rainbow lit
and the next Gods have arr… Continue

Hello everyone,

just wanted to offer greetings and assurances that I do write and will post, honest! To be frank I am inspired to now more than ever having fond your modest (but apparently talented!) collection of poets here.

I will say now that if anyone can bring themselves to be honest (I mean truly honest) about anything I post I will be genuinely very grateful - I want to develop, get other's insight and feelings and am always happy re-drafting so that a poem tugs at the right strings and… Continue