August 2011
Vintage Years by Richard J Whiting
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Vintage Years Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011
Barley tops blush,
Thinned by drought.
A cruel winter mocked
Lucky Stars by Richard J Whiting
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Lucky Stars Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011
Itʼs a Triple-Rollover.
The papers say
That the winner
The Key by Rob Lock
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Rob LockYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
The Key Copyright © Rob Lock 2011
I carried it for years
after we were
compelled
Fairy Tale by Rob Lock
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Rob LockYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Fairy Tale Copyright © Rob Lock 2011
You are naïve, believing in magic -
you donʼt give a bean for prudence
but you earn a kiss, while still a belly-flopper
The Bookcase by Rob Lock
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Rob LockYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
The Book Case Copyright © Rob Lock 2011
As we queued to get to Ann Frankʼs annex,
shuffling between Germans, Japanese, Israelis,
I looked to see which titles had been chosen
Death of the Honey Bee by Richard J Whiting
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Death of the Honey Bee Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011
(For Amy Winehouse)
I remember you,
Early spring
Showered in nectar,
Perfectly poised;
Automaton by Colin Whyles
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Colin WhylesYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Automaton Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011
Like a Victorian automaton
at a magical, mystical funfair,
the expectant, raised fountain pen lowers;
Maternal Wisdom by Colin Whyles
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Colin WhylesYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Maternal Wisdom Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011
Perhaps I should have listened
when Mother dispensed wisdom
regarding fruit forbidden;
My Eurydice is Dead by Thraves Thraveson
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Thraves ThravesonYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
My Eurydice is Dead Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011
My Eurydice is dead
Iʼve no doubt the gods were jealous
Of our happiness
Wet Dog Day in Hadleigh by Thraves Thraveson
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Thraves ThravesonYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Wet Dog Day in Hadleigh Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011
The air was hot and still
The sun was burnishing the river
All was quiet
Green Laughter – Kaaren Whitney
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Kaaren WhitneyYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Green Laughter Copyright © Kaaren Whitney 2007
The land lies like a laughing green maiden
drawing me towards her luscious verdancy,
her promise of fulfilment, nirvana.
Writing At Walpole Old Chapel – Kaaren Whitney
Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:30 — Kaaren WhitneyYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Writing At Walpole Old Chapel Copyright © Kaaren Whitney 2007
With sun glistening on lichen older than me,
I sit on a low flat tomb, September 2nd,
blue cornflower in my hair, pulling out a poem,
