Category: Poetry
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JUST LIKE CLOCK WORK
The grandfather clock nears Midnight,On the precipice of a stark new day.She stands tentatively before its Might of woodgrain and brassas hands glide beneath the Surface of the glass. With only seconds to go but a life time to stay,her eyes fix to the doors and alasA trill trembles through the air, once dull and grey.The…
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FISH HEADS ON WHITENED SNOW
The harsh bulbs hereCast everything in a stark white glowFrom the numbered aislesTo the fish on their bed of snow You used to tease me every timeMy face would twist and turnFrom the acrid aromaThat made my nostrils burn One summer they started selling lobster Freshly picked for a watery grave We’d stare as long as we…
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A day at the races
Summer stood at its peakOn that airless racing dayAlready unbearable, only in MayCausing salty sweat to pearl on every cheek. The crush of warm bodiesOnly made things worseLayering, and clinking like coins in a purseJust to catch a glimpse of the jockeys. The speckled grey mareWith no real chance at allStood, waiting in the centre…