I was very lucky to have my recent poem One Last Affair published on Spillwords Press in their ‘featured posts’ section.
If you’d like to go there and give it a read, please do 🙂 There is even a tiny little ‘heart’ button you can tickle to let Spillwords Press know how much you’ve enjoyed reading it…
Lady Generosity suddenly, standing before me Says my voice sets her at ease and she’ll do anything I please
The night was a vicious dark so, I wished for more moon and with a flick of her hair we’re climbing the stair to her room
She’s a lonesome soul and she tells me so Loves the silence of being home alone To hear her laughing loudly with me is a sound I remember so fondly
Though, I know we’re just passing through this is not some enthralling start That doesn’t mean a night can’t feel a decade on the timeline of a heart
The bunting, sails, lanterns, ropes caught by the wind coming off the sea Well, everything is dancing now and she’s dancing with me
I smile ‘Let’s drink the wine ‘just enough to feel the vine’ She sings of the crashing waves that rise with each kiss we exchange
Her short hair skitters like paintbrush tips across bare shoulders We’ll both feel quite ageless and free melting in a quivering mass of relief
She says ‘you know, I will not stay but don’t despair, I’ve filled you full of art and a night can feel a decade on the timeline of a heart…’
Now, my body, it is weary and my soul stinging sore but I’m grateful for the moments spent and feel left with something more
I’d have done anything to keep her delay the moment she’d depart but this night will feel a decade on the timeline of my heart…
Hello dear readers… Fellow blogger, Darell Philip, has nominated my site for a Liebster Award; a way of sharing and discovering interesting new blogs on WordPress.
Darell’s site is well worth a visit. He covers news, opinion pieces and poetry. Check it out, if you get the chance:
My prize/punishment is to answer some of his thoughtful questions and nominate other great bloggers. Which I’ll attempt below:
QUESTIONS:
What is your favourite book and why?
It’s very hard to choose just one, but the book I’ve read most is London Fields by Martin Amis. The prose is dazzling and every line drips with a cleverly constructed barb of black humour.
Which season (Autumn, Spring, Summer or Winter) of the year best describes you?
I was a winter child but since I turned 30, I feel most alive in summer. Autumn is easily the most beautiful and inspiring season though. For me, the new year has always started in mid-September and Autumn has always been waiting there to paint it so colourfully.
In the event of an emergency home evacuation what is the first item you grab?
My pet rabbit, she loves an adventure.
Which historical figure would you most like to meet and why?
Does Carl Sagan count a historical figure yet? I’d love to talk space, humanity and the future with him.
What makes a good blog?
I’m a sucker for a simple, easy to navigate layout. I’m here for the poetry above all else. So, a blog which recedes into the background and just showers me with delicious writing is what I long to stumble across. A mix of styles, quality over quantity and something which offers a bit of background or context about the author (even if it only helps to deepen the mystery/enigma) is a nice touch.
Back to the past or forward to the future?
I would love to have traveled the world before globalisation; perhaps in the 1960s. I’m already headed into the future and quite happy where I am thanks.
Your dream vacation?
I’d love to take a year out and explore everywhere in Asia, writing about the people I see and encounter.
The greatest movie of all time?
Very hard to choose. I love the poetic cinema of Polish filmmaker Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski (particularly The Double Life of Veronique) but I think the film which ‘has it all’ (for me) is Being John Malkovich; it has big ideas, it’s funny, silly, serious, sad, sci-fi, eccentric and melancholic.
Wealth or health?
Health, 100%.
Your proudest moment?
I’m proud of my career outside of writing and I’m proud of some of my writing. I don’t think there is one moment which stands out though.
MY NOMINATIONS:
Note to nominations: Don’t feel obliged to fill this out or to respond in any way. However, if you find yourself with half an hour to spare… Why not answer the same questions that Darell asked me and repost.
Thanks again to Darell for the nomination and to all the great writers and bloggers out there who inspire me every day. Please do check them out!
Finally, here’s a little piece which sums up what I love about writing and reading poetry:
Why Poems?
Poems are my photographs my diary my inner monologue poems are my measurement my record the fingerprints of emotions invisible no more Poems are my expression the sum of interactions they show my working out Poems are the breath of lost lovers against my neck Poems are my kisses for family and my friends the hugs I seldom give
And your poems… your poems keep me company a little light calling to my lost ship I sip my tea and slip into your mind…
The Lighthouse 