Category Archives: Poems

Enjoying poetry can come in many forms. Sometimes it may be in a good book, on other occasions it may be listening to others at a poetry event, or performing oneself, to the converted. But it can also be about … Continue reading →

The moist tenderness of my kiss will dry Your trust will be misplaced The all consuming rage of lovers will falter Leaving only the faint toll of hollow memories What you seek you shall not find here What you think … Continue reading →

Victorian splendour defines the place Every corner seeping distant echoes A monkey puzzle tree once stood to the right Dull colours burned bright in the summers light Half remembered memories struggling to make sense The shrill cries of childhood transcending … Continue reading →

Nuneaton I salute you on a lovely summer day! Would I rather be anywhere else ? No chance, no way! Is there anywhere else for which I could reasonably hanker Than on the banks of the beautiful River Anker Your … Continue reading →

Lichfield Doomed Dominion Prey to Viking plunder Loyal to the King in time of War Steadfast Fine square Market Bustle Martyrs scream for mercy Punters pause and procrastinate No sale Statue Tribute on land The wand’rer lost at sea So … Continue reading →

You fancied me once Fingering me lovingly Running your hands down my spine Stroking me You wanted me so much That you bought me Now I lie discarded Your interest has moved on Abandoned amongst the rest Your expressions of … Continue reading →

Why Do Performance Poets Speak So Fast? Why do performance poets speak so fast? As if each breath could be their last. A staccato onslaught of noise and chatter As if the words themselves don’t really matter. But for me … Continue reading →

They arrived as shadows, silent fluid shapes Seventy men ,armed avengers No match for casual guards, wives and children Bullets drilled the fate of the five dead Played out on a screen in real time A lifeless corpse, drained of … Continue reading →