Friendship lost
Friendship lost Totally unintentional, a chance remark by Friend#1 strikes Friend#2 as a sharp low blow, right in the solar plexus. Winded, eyes pricking with tears, Friend#2 retaliates, counter-punches, referring to a particularly heinous past misdeed of Friend#1. Momentarily stunned, Friend#1 hits back, raising a case of bad faith by Friend#2 from years before, an […]
Clock on
Clock on That steady tread all through the night. Time on the march. Left, right, left, right. Reinforcements, fresh pairs of feet. Up to the front, not in retreat. At break of dawn night march makes sense. Alarm sounds: the office. Let battle commence.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound What is wrong? What are they looking for? What is worrying them? Should I be worried, too?
Lost
Horse manure on cobbled streets, the memory of time back when the flats still stood on Dalston Lane, a farthing with its jenny wren. The fear of needles, spiders, heights has faded slowly with the years along with peaceful, sleep-filled nights, stiff upper lips to hold back tears. A list of friends, a face, a […]
Day 31. Lost things
Lost things. Here’s ‘Lost Boots’ by Marc Woodward: https://clearpoetry.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/marc-woodward-three-poems/ Lost things. PS. Clear Poetry is an online magazine. Here are the submission guidelines: https://clearpoetry.wordpress.com/submit/
Day 30. Offices
Offices. Here’s a poem by Tom Sastry: http://www.inksweatandtears.co.uk/pages/?m=201501 Offices. PS. Ink Sweat and Tears publish poetry online. Their submission page is here: http://www.inksweatandtears.co.uk/pages/?page_id=23
Day 29. Naming the machine
Naming the machine. Here’s Nancy Ann Miller’s ‘Olivetti’: http://magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-55/poems/olivetti/ Draft a poem about a machine using its brand name as a title. PS. Magma’s next theme is ‘Revolution’ closing date 31/1/16. Here’s a link to more details: http://magmapoetry.com/call-for-contributions-magma-65-on-the-theme-of-revolution/
Not such a good idea
Not such a good idea Over the rocks I come. Struggle out onto the sands, head lowered into the wind, leaning against gusts that whistle around me, blowing me off course. Feeling the first splashes, know I’ve had it. Soon curtains of rain sweep the beach, soaking my clothing, weighing me down. I’m forced to […]
The Decision
is as big as it comes. The consequences cast a shadow on future years. Yes, they may have taken an inadvisable path. Yes, they may have done things that are unthinkable but can you really know if they were there. Can you be sure that there isn’t something else in the picture that you cannot […]
Day 28. Making a decision
Making a decision. Here’s Josh Ekroy’s ‘Verdict’. http://magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-62-2/poems/verdict/ Making a decision.