Category Archives: Poetry

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Jemima

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The extraordinary Jemima Layzell wanted to be an author. She is now, but sadly posthumously. She died, unexpectedly, from a brain haemorrhage last year. However, at the age of 13 she decided she wanted…

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My Love

My love is a strange love Not of this world Said a strange young girl My love is a deep well Bottomless fall Taking my all My love is a lost hope Reaching for souls Cannot be whole My love … Continue reading

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Night Sweat

Unseasonably warm The evening prickles With dull heat Faint sweat upon skin Recalls longer nights Tossed and turned sheets Seeking the cool of solitude Not the warmth of skin to skin It is so very still Within the web of … Continue reading

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Another book to add to your collection…..

Just spreading the word on Roxi’s new anthology of poetry, available now!!! Roxi’s poetry is like a dream, like a beacon to an earlier and more poetic age…one of my favourite poets ever! So thrilled about the release of this … Continue reading

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Darkest Star

I smell death on you I smell disease I sense blood soaked nights To keep you pleased I smell deep decay Of the nocturnal kind The sad debris Of victims left behind I sense the Reaper’s smile Upon your jackal … Continue reading

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Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful creatures Dance until dawn Lights in pergolas Night shadowed lawn One sole wallflower Pale and forlorn One single waltz Would see her reborn Beautiful creatures Canapes and wine Jasmine soaked air Ivy entwined See all the gods here Fallen … Continue reading

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Competition

The thrill gives you fuel for the chase The glory of reaching your goal Adrenalin rising you up Energy flows through your soul Tasting victory now on the wind Running as though you could fly Seeking the glittering prize Just not … Continue reading

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Hero Worship

Everyone wants a piece of you Everyone wants to be there Everyone needs your friendship To believe that you see them and care Everyone aspires to be like you Everyone gazes in awe Every word that you utter Everything they’re … Continue reading

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Dazed and Confused

There were moments of pure clarity When the light shone so bright I could almost see reality There were harbingers that night Of a darker type of fealty When the strangeness seemed so right And what it was seemed real … Continue reading

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Please Help Find Nichole

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