Astronomy
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. Since my last confession I have harboured thoughts concerning convent girls that happened to be naked when I used my ten-inch refracting telescope. You often warned me that curiosity can be dangerous; but science is so stimulating. I pointed my instrument at the face of the midday sun […]
The plot thickens
The plot thickens “I can read you like a book!” I’ve exclaimed, so often, on perusing that most familiar of faces. “Ah, yes,” would come the reply, with a smile. “I can have no secrets. You read my every thought.” Mmm… I’m not so sure any more, after what’s just come to light. A book […]
Affair
I tip-toed up stairs past Monet prints through into her room where she gave youth freedom and negated boundaries but all i could think of was my wife
Day 27. Seeing something you’re not meant to see
Seeing something you’re not meant to see. Here’s Jeanette Hattersley on seeing an open diary (click on ‘The Work’ tab to see the poem): http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/jeanette-hattersley Seeing something you’re not meant to see. PS. Here’s a link to the Poetry Business’s pamphlet competition, closing date 29 January 2016: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/competition-menu/competition