| Poetry Showcase |
| Other |
Whatever next!
Inspired by today's newspaper. |
13 Sep 2009 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Side by side in pews
A bit flip, but perhaps we ask the wrong questions and do not look in the right places! Discuss. |
26 Feb 2009 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
Do you remember Minnie?
Been to so many funerals lately! |
25 Feb 2009 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
What is a moment?
In contrast to Fifteen Minutes. |
29 Jan 2009 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Another fifteen minutes
Time flies. |
29 Jan 2009 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Winter Blitz |
14 Jan 2009 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Autumn Verse
All dank outside. |
04 Dec 2008 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
In Memorium
Inspired by vague regrets: perhaps one is too busy doing things for elderly relatives and do not stop to listen to them. |
22 Jun 2008 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
Now
Living in the present has its rewards. |
22 Feb 2008 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Shall I count my days by pant liners
A dreary poem written on a dreary day. |
06 Feb 2008 |
12 reviews |
| Other |
January
Just looking out of the window! |
12 Jan 2008 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
On the way
As I drive I ponder. |
02 Jan 2008 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Bah Humbug!
An exercise in humbuggery! |
30 Nov 2007 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Heat
Just back from my holiday! |
10 Sep 2007 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Aunty May (2)
A second shot at the same subject. |
14 May 2007 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
Oh Aunty May
Yes, she is real. |
10 May 2007 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
You drive me up the wall
Grrrr! |
01 May 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
The Snowman
On looking out of the window today. |
09 Feb 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Rain is forecast
It seems a pity we don't usually see the positive aspects of rain. Inspired by Cul-de-Sac who would like a bit! |
19 Dec 2006 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Baring my teeth, baring my soul
How did that happen? |
08 Nov 2006 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
FeelingTense
Lighthearted verbalisation! |
06 Nov 2006 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
A year has passed and nothing lasts
How quickly it passed. |
14 Sep 2006 |
9 reviews |
| Other |
Today I start
A poem of resolution - or not... |
13 Jul 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
Forbidden Love
When is this sonnet competition starting up again? |
23 Jun 2006 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Craven Arms
I wrote this quickly in a pub as a challenge - so called the poem after a pub - with an apt name! |
08 Jun 2006 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Custody Battle
Painful. |
25 May 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
Spent Passion
Another sonnet rising like a phoenix - but still not too cheerful! |
10 May 2006 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
Sunset
The sun is rising on this sonnet again! |
08 May 2006 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Vanity, vanity
Another possible sonnet? |
06 May 2006 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Sonnet of the Bookseller
A possible entry for the Sonnet Challenge? |
02 May 2006 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
The Odd Couple
Observed on Saturday. I really should move out of this street. They're all loonies. |
03 Apr 2006 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
I want to be a Rock Star
Something a bit more cheerful! |
24 Mar 2006 |
11 reviews |
| Other |
What is this life?
I guess it's sunshine deprivation. Roll on Spring! |
24 Mar 2006 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
Valentine limerick
Entry for the Valentine Anthology - not sure if it counts us yucky or humorous! |
15 Feb 2006 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Love Is...
This is my contribution to the Valentine Day Competition and to prove to everyone that I'm not the hard-nosed cynic I pretend to be! |
10 Feb 2006 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Love Song
Slightly cynical - perhaps! |
08 Feb 2006 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Edit Obit
How brief is life and how quickly dismissed! |
29 Jan 2006 |
9 reviews |
| Other |
L'Hiver
An indulgence for the benefit of francophones, at whose mercy I place myself!! |
18 Jan 2006 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
And my tears fall like rain
I am bleeding onto the pages. I am sorry. |
10 Jan 2006 |
10 reviews |
| Other |
Happy New Year!
Not feeling too cheerful at the moment! |
04 Jan 2006 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Please make me laugh again!
Dedicated to all those facing a different Christmas from the one they expected. |
18 Dec 2005 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
So what!
The things that people think are worth complaining about! |
13 Dec 2005 |
10 reviews |
| Other |
Autumn Leaves
It may be all the time we have left... |
31 Oct 2005 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
Sea View
This ship has sailed before but is getting an overhaul before mooring for winter. |
25 Sep 2005 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
This is the end
Observing the inevitable. |
25 Aug 2005 |
9 reviews |
| Other |
Too late...
Written really late at night! |
17 Jul 2005 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
The Ant
What do we learn from the birds and bees? |
14 Jul 2005 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Today we brought a bay tree to the ground
Actually, we only pruned it, but heh! poetic licence! |
20 Jun 2005 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Love Story in Fifty Words
A prose exercise I turned into a poem. |
15 May 2005 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
There is no beauty
I often wish I lived in the country!! |
13 May 2005 |
8 reviews |
| Other |
Two Haikus
I just love doing these! |
12 May 2005 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Sex on Sunday morning
Thought for the Day |
12 May 2005 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Running from Temptation
An allegory - or something! |
10 May 2005 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
A Quoi Bon?
Haiku tribute to Montaigne |
08 May 2005 |
9 reviews |
| Other |
Sleeping in the buff
Or trying to fantasize about it being hot enough to do this... |
27 Apr 2005 |
10 reviews |
| Other |
A poet looked at a pope
Just a thought... |
25 Apr 2005 |
13 reviews |
| Other |
Sunset
This is an old friend coming out to play again! |
20 Apr 2005 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Election Speech
We've heard it all before. |
17 Apr 2005 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Losing It
...but not quite! |
16 Apr 2005 |
6 reviews |
| Short fiction |
| Other |
The Happy Accident
60 word fiction |
26 Feb 2009 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
If only that cabbage...
60 word fiction |
24 Feb 2009 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
All You Need is Love
60 word fiction |
04 Feb 2009 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Number Witheld
60 word fiction |
03 Feb 2009 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
The Cure
60-worder |
22 Jan 2009 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Underground
60 word fiction |
18 Jan 2009 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
First Impressions - Anonymouse
60 word fiction |
14 Jan 2009 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
The Female of the Species
60 word fiction |
25 Jun 2008 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Drifter
60 word fiction |
22 Feb 2008 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Underwear
60 word fiction (not auto-biographical!) |
20 Jun 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Off we go again
60 word fiction |
15 Jun 2007 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
On the Ragged Edge
60 word fiction |
15 Jun 2007 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Jam
60 word fiction |
01 May 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Scream
60 word fiction |
25 Mar 2007 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Shudder
60 word fiction |
25 Mar 2007 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
Drunken Rant
60 word challenge |
23 Feb 2007 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
Pride
60 word fiction |
23 Feb 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Treadmill
60 word fiction |
20 Feb 2007 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
Too Fast
60 word fiction |
09 Feb 2007 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
Late Again
60 word fiction |
24 Jun 2006 |
5 reviews |
| Other |
First Time
60 word fiction |
22 May 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
The Passion
60 worder. |
23 Apr 2006 |
3 reviews |
| Other |
Effigy
60 word fiction. You see them all the time in old churches. |
04 Apr 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
The Graveyard Shift
We may dream of prime time! |
20 Mar 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
High Tide - Anonymouse
60 word challenge. Based on true story. |
04 Feb 2006 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
Fifty years in fifty words
A challenge! |
27 Jan 2006 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
No memory
A visit to my aunt - verbatim! |
04 Jan 2006 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
Expectations
60 word fiction. |
13 Dec 2005 |
4 reviews |
| Horror |
A Haunted Melody
Expanding a 50-worder for the hell of it. |
25 Nov 2005 |
6 reviews |
| Other |
Advent story - 100 worder
For the Advent Calendar maybe |
17 Nov 2005 |
4 reviews |
| Other |
By myself
A loneliness you never envisage. |
17 Nov 2005 |
1 review |
| Other |
Coming Home
60 word fiction |
30 Oct 2005 |
7 reviews |
| Other |
The Vanishing Words
60-word fiction |
21 Oct 2005 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
We are not alone
60 word fiction |
09 Sep 2005 |
1 review |
| Other |
Away too long
60-word fiction |
07 Sep 2005 |
7 reviews |
| Non-Fiction |
| Other |
Public Toilets
Some fond memories! |
10 Sep 2009 |
2 reviews |
| Other |
The Sentence
Still reeling... |
18 Oct 2005 |
6 reviews |
