~ Let us to war then. To siege and assault! Although we proclaim it is nobody’s…
HM Holten
The Box
The box hung on the noticeboard at the back of the classroom. Hilde shuddered inside. It…
Phantasm
* A little room A cage with walls that collapse on you. Your terror and confusion…
Another Batch of Reviews
Lally Brown, The Countess, Napoleon, and St Helena Fact and Fiction Mixed with Memoirs ‘The Countess,…
Manifestation
* I don’t know your face. I don’t know your name. Yet, while centuries part us…
Writing prompts
Do They Work? Poisonous Rose A while ago, I visited a prompt generator online and, among…
August Designer
*** Was it premonition Or artistic transgression that Made him paint his future wife as…
Yellow Rose
Digital Painting As I worked on this digital painting, it occurred to me that the rose…
More Reviews
Lally Brown, The Countess, Napoleon, and St Helena Fact and Fiction Mixed with Memoirs ‘The Countess,…
Nightscape
* The sky erupts in crimson petals Velvet thoughts and zephyrs fill the air Silky rose…
Urban Trees (Two Versions)
* * Sometimes, it is difficult to decide when to stop and which version of a…
A Mystery
* Life works its magic underground. All the trials, all the pain, all the misery; the…
Storm, Poem
* Quiet Deathly quiet. Not a leaf stirs. A bird scolds as it flies. Dust rises…
What Will Happen Next?
* First came the pandemic and now Ukraine is at war against invading Russians. It hurts…
Sky Mountain (Himmelbjerget)
* Lazy water lapping at the greensward Sunrise over the trees mark A tower reaching towards…
My First Reviews 2022
Val Penny, The First Cut (Jane Renwick Series) A Case Hanging on the Perpetrator’s DNA Jane…
Aquatic Creature (Poem)
* Translucent and enigmatic She trails her stinging hair through the swell Medusa has a sister…
Artistic Freedom?
Is it up to you? ` You never know when a project is ready to publish,…
Misty Day
* Vapour rises and forms strange figures Behold how they sway and shift The sun vanishes…
Luce and Oscurito
They met at daybreak. Oscurito let his dark fingers run through her blonde locks, but Luce…
Waterlily
Floating Poetry on a pond Slowly unfold its mysterious petals Water sparkles, reflecting the sun Playing…
My Last Reviews of 2021
Debi Ennis Binder, Summerbird Rises Fairy-Tale with Bold and Strange Creatures Summerbird Asii lives in a…
Christmas Glow?
*** Warm and peaceful Sweet and hopeful Dreams abound on certain days Will they wither? Will…
Reviews Revue
Sue Barnard, The Missing Years, Heathcliff Inspired Historical Fiction Despised by his beloved Catherine, uneducated Heathcliff…
Columbine
Columbine and Harlequin * Pennants flying in the breeze Pastel colours For pantomime dancers Hiding behind…