Mar 8, 20221 min read
Two Ukrainian Fighters
Married in the face of war Kneeling amongst rubble To be blessed Hand in hand Into the combat zone Not knowing If they’d ever get home...
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Nov 1, 20211 min read
I am paper
This poem was first published in The Sacred Feminine: Open Skies Poetry Collection on 28th September 2021 One page amidst a forest Words...
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Sep 6, 20211 min read
The Verdict
The Verdict was first published in ‘Skirting Around’ Issue 1 April 2021. Court cases decided By what the victim wears ‘She asked for it’...
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Apr 27, 20211 min read
Work
Shrouded in Darkness Breathing moist hot air Damp seeping Into every crevice Naked shoulders Taut and sweat riven He existed only In this...
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Apr 27, 20211 min read
Out Of Sight
No grave for you Your ashes blow in the wind Your graveyard the world No boundaries bind you Death an exploration In which I cannot join...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read
The Mother
When I write as a poet sometimes I use real things which have happened sometimes reporting them faithfully and sometimes having to convey...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read
Still Birth
I tried to capture the essence of what still birth means to the mother. This poem was first published in The Sacred Feminine: Open Skies...
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Jul 28, 20201 min read
Tree Cemetery
I was driving along on holiday when I saw these trees and how the logging had scarred the landscape without apparent concern about its...
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Jul 28, 20201 min read
Man’s Legacy
Turgid waves thick with oil and muck shrink wrapped in plastic matted rafts blocked the light as mobile dead zones spreading across the...
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Jul 24, 20201 min read
After
I see this tower
Impenetrable and grey
With harsh cold concrete
Stark and eyeless
In a landscape bleak
With riven clouds
In a barren world
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