February 2022 – Forward To The Past

Post 16: past conflict, future threat

SCHISM January 1993 Splinter shiver, shake apart Diamond shard pierce to the heart Crack, crumble, break asunder Never heeding warning thunder Tunnel vision followed through To spotlight glare. A chosen few Dance, moth like, to the naked light Dazzling, blinding, brightest bright Not heeding all who’ve gone before […]

Post 15 love and wandering

I don’t remember what instigated this poem; but I thought it might be a suitable subject for St Valentine’s day A LOVE STORY February 1994 There was a young maiden in Cardiff did dwell She worked on a checkout, or so I’ve heard tell One day at the caff round the corner she spied A […]

Post 14 travels past but not present

I wrote this poem in March 2020, with a lighthearted attitude; thinking that it surely couldn’t be as bad as all the doom mongers were predicting. Nuff said! BRELEGY Farewell friends from o’er the sea Where we can no longer be No excuse for schadenfreude Or need to cross an EU border […]