Poetry, Mostly

Poetry, Mostly

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Busted loafers
Jan 15
Water
Water is probably alive. I watch it, too unhappy here Descending from the atmosphere To fall against itself and writhe Through steaming London. I'm sure…
Jan 6
Sitting with the Dog
The whippet’s getting on at ten. After the park I sit with him On our scruffiest sofa, Hearing his peculiar doggy sighs And feeling him wheezing softly…
Oct 18, 2025
Mercilessly, little birds..
Mercilessly, little birds Will fall upon much littler bugs, Tap away with speckled beaks And tear them into rags. They've no trouble singing after…
Sep 6, 2025
Well...
I spent my teens on screens, My twenties in restaurants. Will my thirties involve More interesting haunts? Only time will tell And if not, well, There…
Aug 18, 2025
To a Wasp or a Spider...
To a wasp or a spider I would say: 'If you landed on me I could and may, With a disgusted flick of my hand, Send you tumbling damned.
Jul 28, 2025
commuting
a short short story
Jul 17, 2025
eclogue
Far away the park falls Surprising in the city, Grown against its brown walls Felicitously. Within its summered shade Of blue and green like jade A man…
Jul 15, 2025
Poetry, Mostly
Poetry, Mostly
Poetry, mostly.

Poetry, Mostly

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