Archive for April 2020
BEHIND THESE WALLS by Denise Comtois
And behind these walls. Where the madness crawls confusion fills my mind. Where time passes slow and the feelings grow that I may forever be confind. Into this place. I must stay in place to keep us all safe., is what iam told. I don’t know whom to believe anymore. But I will do my…
Read MoreSLEEPLESS by Bren Interlandi
Dawn brings a melancholy ending to my intimate gathering of friends, Darkness & Overthinking. She interruptes Night that brought us Jasmine Tea, Cozy Blankets and Soul Touching Music. Even though Dawn is expected, her presence still makes us feel uneasy and agitated. Darkness is familar with this routine but she isn’t quite ready for the…
Read MoreCLOCKWORK CORONA By Maria Gulcinska
I have been drinking in the morning I have been nibbling snacks at night What can I say? It has been going without a schedule, just upside down How can I mend my guilty conscience? I know! I have to join the show.
Read MoreCORONA CRYING by Fiona Goodwin
I am being peeled like an onion Cracked like a walnut at Christmas Just enough pressure to break the outside I prayed once to be useful “Whatever it takes “ I cried The alabaster jar must be smashed open To spill the perfume inside That damn alarm it can’t be stopped The heat outside means…
Read MoreIM A DANCER by Andrea Stone – Palm Springs
Do you know who I am the way I move through life I’m a dancer and I invite you in Dance with me my muse my guide my lover I’m a dancer the way I move through life.
Read MoreREACHING FOR THE MOON by Elizabeth Bishop Sent in by DK Linda
(From the story about the poet Elizabeth Bishop and the love affair she had with Lota de Macedo Soares.) “Close, close all night the lovers keep They turn together in their sleep Close as two pages in a book They read each other in the dark Each knows all the other other knows, Learned by…
Read MoreA CHRISTMAS JOKE by Carrie Pemberton-Ford
Knock knock Who’s there? I raise my eyes From the glare Of cathode rays Morecambe and Wise In Black and White. Knock, knock, knock Insistent ground bass Knock and a soprano voice! My mother’s Faltering Fsharp Sounds out My father’s name Im up, green tissue crown Abandoned, tinsel tangled Sandals trip me childhood slips, I…
Read MoreINTIMATE TERRORISM by Fiona Goodwin
I was not kind to myself last night When I couldn’t sleep And then went to sleep at 8 am And slept till 10. Lying in Is still a crime in my mind It was when I was young I realise in Corona time The usual rules don’t apply There is a new sheriff in…
Read MoreHOW THE CORONA VIRUS HAS AFFECTED ME By Jett Kearney
Hi my name is Jett Kearney and I am 11 years old. I was born in America but I have been living in N.S.W Australia for 10 years. I have 2 beautiful mum’s and I used to have a dog but he died this year in January. I like playing Basketball (a lot), reading, listening…
Read MoreTHANK YOU CORONA by Fiona Goodwin
I am in my own head No one else to blame For bad thoughts, unkindness Negativity’s friends It’s great to blame others And make them wrong It’s great to feel superior Because you’re so very chilled when you live alone ‘ Walk on’ says Captain Tom You’ll never be alone There is a reckoning inside…
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