Archive for April 2020
TERROR AT 3am and SUBSEQUENT SLEEP DEPRIVATION By Fiona Goodwin
A spirit came to me last night It filled me full of fear It lurked behind the bedroom door It gave me such a scare I waited till the door swung wide Then threw my duvet from way up high. That made absolutely no difference The presence kept coming, I had no chance, So I…
Read MoreLIPSTICK ‘ON AIR’ by Irene Hendrick
A smart young poet aware Of lipstick smudges that dare Supped through a straw Her coffee and more And now looks better “on air”.
Read MoreA BRIGHT YOUNG POET by Irene Hendrick
A bright young poet named Fiona Who, not wanting her audience to disown ‘er Drank through a straw, her coffee and more Saving her lips from the aroma.
Read MoreNOW IS THE TIME by Sabine Lehmann
Now is the time when all you can do is wait for it all to be over, but you don’t know what day it is or what time it is, but you know you’re alive. the holes of time are getting larger and smaller every day, but one day they’ll be gone. but you don’t…
Read MorePRESENT OR NOT by Sabine Lehmann
Sometimes something like a second can make the difference between being present or not but you don’t know when you’re in it because you can’t see out of the box or why you’re in it because you don’t know where you are but you can hope that Myrna shows up to blow reality into tiny…
Read MoreDEFINITION OF LOVE By Irina Orza
Love is a reality. Love is a dream. Love is so strange that you no longer know when you dream and when you have it. Love is like a strong, fragrant essence that you find for sale in small bottles in craft stores. You choose one that you find most attractive, you pay a price…
Read MoreELEVEN by Patricia Whittle
Eleven….changing schools Uniform was green..not cool Crushed on teachers Crushed on friends Came out twenty years later Had the best And worst Of both worlds
Read MoreTHE CLOUDS HAVE WON by Jody Conklin
Today the clouds have one. I know it’s just one day and tomorrow is on written. So today I am grey, sad and quiet. Lost in my solitude, my soul rests Just for today
Read MoreTHE TURNIP HEAD By Sophie Elizabeth Dent
When the wind blows My ears hurt Oh, oh I scream! How can I live, my life upon earth Without vanilla ice cream…
Read MoreTHOUGHTS ON BEING IN OR OUT by Anonymous
Are you in? Or coming out? It’s got me shaken all about Sometimes in, sometimes out Right hand knows not What left hand describes. Right foot in Left foot out Pedal down I want to shout Let’s Go!! Yet rocky terrain. With hair pin bends And cliff edge loom Keep safe Strap yourself in When…
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