Category Archives: Poetry

Injured (Every Day Poets, December 2012)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Who struck first? It’s hard to say, now time has smoothed a patina of pain and spite across the rough surfaces of our conflict. Words like missiles crossed the void where love once dwelt, and deeds formed wounds licked into … Continue reading →

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The Tattoo, (published by Every Day Poets, February 2011)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

The Tattoo   ‘Wayne,’ it says. It would be Wayne, I thought, not Jake or Tom or Simon… Wayne. Blue and red, the red for blood, of course dripping from the arrowed heart. ‘Tasteful’, I mutter, and her eyebrows rise; … Continue reading →

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Flight of Fantasy (Every Day Poets, January 2012)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

An etheree is a syllabic verse form consisting of ten lines, the number of syllables in each line increasing with the number of the line.  I thought this would be a very ‘mechanical’ way of creating verse, but in fact … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Tom Cat, (Everyday Poets, August 2011)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

My wise old tom, you’re sleeping by the window, tail twitching as you heave a dreamy sigh. At lunchtime you may cautiously turn over, and at dusk you’ll raise one glowing-amber eye. I remember how you chased and hunted nightly, … Continue reading →

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That Day (Every Day Poets, June 2011)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

gently rounded dunes shifted, sand squeaked beneath our shoes as thin strands of grass whistled in the wind that wound our hair around our stinging faces you turned to me and stared long and hard into eyes that watered in … Continue reading →

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Monsieur Ragondin (Every Day Poets, March 2011)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Pray tell me, Monsieur Ragondin how hard it is to be the target of revulsion and such harsh antipathy. There was a time you valued us and farmed us for our fur. We kept your foolish women warm, you cared … Continue reading →

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Keadby to Cromwell Lock, Every Day Poets, January 2011

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Steel grates on shingle, an engine screams in protest, quickly snuffed, and silence reigns. The fickle tide that welcomed us at Keadby like a lover, has slowly lost the plot. The clock ticks on. The world tilts slowly sideways whilst … Continue reading →

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