Jackhammer verse and dismay there is a loneliness in the sound of a woodpecker that is unheard in the clamour of your absurdity These are erstwhile ruins, these are walks with too little sunshine, too little fog Tasted the icy … Continue reading Erstwhile Ruins
The forest has shrugged off the cloak of night-cold that beset our journey’s beginning, and the filtered green light of the forest provides a welcome relief from the incongruous summer heat on the mountain. A wooden sign tell us that … Continue reading Somewhere Far Deeper
On the forest floor I found a number greater than infinity in the pencil-stroke of fallen needles More angles than those dreamed in Babylon more hues than all the palettes in all the imaginings beyond artists Above me only the … Continue reading A youthful stride
We can’t stop, we can’t stopThat’s treasureThat’s why dragons soarThat’s why trees claw their way to cloudsWe winter in front of weeks and firesWhy we don’t bemoan the hills as liars Continue reading Treasure
Luminous, shining raindrops are falling into unknown spaces I found a field, no footsteps, and an opportunistic stream The ruins of ancient civilisations upset the sodden … Continue reading Nine Hours Voiceless
The melody of fallen grass, gathered now a staccato thrum of diesel and the rumours spread by crickets and katydids What would you do with a ticking clock poised above you? Don’t touch me now, it still hurts just watch … Continue reading a life above glass
The stars took them all and left nothing but the dawn behind And few were left with the patience to listen for the echo of their footsteps in the icy breath of the forest, no approbation given, just the memory … Continue reading The Little Creatures
Blaze of Obscurity 