A poem of exile this post. Not sure where it arrived from but I give thanks…
Paul Tobin
THE IMPATIENT WORLD INTERUPTS
Another poem from the Secret Poets Retreat this post.It was prompted by an exercise Liz set.…
TOO COLD FOR HOPE
A friend of mine pointed out that both of the last post’s poem concerned clothes: unravelling…
CEARULEAN BLUES
Two poems today, but first some thanks.Thanks to the Secret Poets for last weekend’s Retreat. Very…
THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE
I was unhappy with the final two lines of the previous post. I did not think that…
COLD WATER, COLD MORNING
For a week or so the line: cold water, cold morning, has been knocking around my…
THE FIRST SIP OF TEA THIS DAY
A poem about tea to begin with, actually it’s a poem of thanks. the first sip…
CLEAR COLD WATER
I appear to be writing simple, self-explanatory poems at the moment. It is not part of…
DISTURB THE DAY
Happy shortest day. For me this day has special significance, it feels like the start…
FROZEN EXPLOSION
Recently we have started to have our milk delivered in milk bottles just like we used…
OLD TESTAMENT WEATHER
I was in Barcelona last week. I went to visit friends and see Ryley Walker at…
SAVOUR EACH SECOND
A couple of observational poems this post.The first is of a scene I passed by one morning.two…
TO KISS YOUR MEMORY
Another poem about those moments of satori that occur unexpectedly.That’s all I am going to say about…
DATA IS COLLECTED
A poem inspired by observing a lecture this post. I decided to attempt to write as clear…
A SPECK IN THE INDUSTRIAL IMMENSITY
The photograph is of the turbine hall in Tate Modern. The ceiling is 35m [115 ft].…
A SLICE OF THE 1970s
I have been doing some travelling recently. I visited Porto and I sat in a square…
COMFORTING VAPOUR
I was in an airport last week flying to Madrid. Airports, these days, are non-smoking zones-thankfully.…
UNFORGIVING LIGHT
I am unsure about this post’s poem. I suspect it may need more editing. However I…
THE GIFT OF DODOS
I recently read Peter Fankopan’s History of The Silk Road. It was an interesting history book.…
PAN-GALACTIC SEEDING PROJECT
Another poem about space this post.I think it came from watching too many cheap science fiction…
THE POSSIBILITIES OF POETRY
A poem about potential this post.I have asserted many times that poems are all around us…
THE FORETELLING
Another apocalyptic poem.It is springs from real life. I recently moved and when it rained on…