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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
Father as a Young Man
This poem about my father and sister was showcased in Fragmented Voices on 17th March 2021. Twenty-five a good age Young and strong....
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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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Dec 18, 20201 min read
Revenge
My eyes focus on pictures engraved upon my heart, as I see the dark night filled with anguish. You stood hesitantly there, paused with...
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Oct 27, 20201 min read
The Vampire’s Lament
This is one I wrote last year, and I had great fun recording it for Halloween. Buttercups and Daisies Feast on my bones, Sucking out...
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Oct 1, 20202 min read
The Blade
This is a trigger warning, as this poem is about a murderer and contains distressing imagery. I worked with murderers and various...
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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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