Poetry
I once attended a meeting about setting up a directory of writers for the region. There were about 20 of us sitting around a large table, and the proceedings began with us introducing ourselves and what we wrote. I was the only one who didn't write poetry, and somehow felt I couldn't be a serious writer as a result. This is something I've rectified in recent years. Here's a list of work which should still be available. For the full bibliography of published and poetry placed in competitions, click here. Scroll down to read 'Ripples', 'The Stuff of Life' and 'Avalanche' (click on the thumbnail).
* Avalanche Partners competition anthology
Bare the Body and Hide the Soul Songs of Eretz Review 9/9/2014
Eternal Summer Poetry Nook, Honourable Mention 93rd contest and https://www.amazon.com/dp/1939832152
In Cold Blood Cozy Cat Press Poetry Anthology Mrs Latimer Had a Fat Cat
Made It The World's Best Birthday Ideas June 2014
Plundering the Moon Illumen Spring 2015
* Ripples Fish
* The Stuff of Life StoneStone
(* see below)
Ripples
Pebbles,
careless wishes
tossed into the still lake.
Who can predict the ripples that spread,
intersect with other longings, disrupt the smooth content?
They sink, forgotten to the muddy bottom, to lie
in a heap of discarded dreams.
The Stuff of Life
Waiting the turn you hope won't come
Meanwhile the world outside goes on
A couple kiss as life walks by
Unregarded
Can you crack the code?
Sun shines through the window, burning
Eyes closed, listening to the radio
Hearing insects, smelling hay fields
Long remembered
Watch yourself change
Your life's pinboard read at random
Compliments and complaints procedure
Do you find it harder now than...?
Undecided
We support you
Would you like a bit more company?
Stub out smoking in the workplace
Join the war against child cruelty
Go unnoticed
Where to find us
Snatch in a hiss, the puncture stings
Pumping a fist to speed the flow
Tea and biscuits, for the life of
Me, donated
Signs of the times
