Tag Archives: Musings

Star Struck

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

I’m strung out on the atmosphere tonight I’m wallowing in the luminescence Twirling through sheer starlight The breeze on the air is humming A tone I knew so long go And I’m dimly aware I’m falling Where the brave dare … Continue reading →

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Summer Fruits

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Lazy days Mid afternoon heat Languorous looking For a long-lost treat Summer fruits spilling Like gold at my feet Hot afternoons Spent with friends and wine Convivial, constant Pleasure is a crime Summer fruits glisten Like everything fine Lost evening … Continue reading →

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Procession

Posted on March 22, 2014 by

The procession of my days gives way to slow encroaching age Each page is written deep in blood and floods my mind with memories that tease The procession of these hours have powers to make the past within akin to … Continue reading →

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Precision

Posted on March 4, 2014 by

I have cut glass with diamonds precise I have drawn secrets out of closed eyes They are made puppets of my device They hope for fire, I give them ice With my precision they hardly bled Of all their history … Continue reading →

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Pray – for Prompt 45 Festering Jealousy

Posted on March 2, 2014 by

  Your words are taken While mine forsaken Your lilting voice Removes all choice Your gracious heart Tears mine apart Your spirit freed I crack and bleed For you the smile The warmth and style For me but earth A … Continue reading →

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Waiting – for Prompt 41 Consuming Impatience

Posted on February 2, 2014 by

My skin cracks and splits Beneath this weight of hours Emotions parched This desert life has gripped me Yet still has ill-equipped me For its slow and steady Portentous demands There was that moment on the stair Your hushed voice … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dream – for Prompt 40 Sheer Wonder

Posted on January 26, 2014 by

  Adrift in city streets at night No cars in sight I’m calling to a distant light These stars indeed might fall for me They might A single child lost in despair With no-one there As susseration splits the air … Continue reading →

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Mood Indigo

Posted on January 11, 2014 by

Navy black depression Too many coffees consumed This desperate day Awaking desolate Without rhyme or reason In doubt and dismay Mood indigo Crosses your brittle thoughts Like a lost memory All of these colours Just fading away Just the light … Continue reading →

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Press ‘Start’

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

I was reluctant to begin To press start entailed Commitment and belief It required An act of faith My doubting heart eschewed It needed Bravery I fear I lacked I was hesitant to call To press the buttons necessary A … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

As the cacophony of celebration settles Into the grooves of hopefulness and aspiration The world teeters on a precipice Of its own unconscious design May we have quiet This New Year’s Day May we rest As astrologers and prophets pen … Continue reading →

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