Avatar by Siobhan Alice Damselfly darting A flittering shadow In the reeds Its delicate wings cracked glass reflecting In moonlight Its brief lifespan Stolen from the pond. Damselfly embodies Nature, dances with borrowed power … Continued
Will We Choose Wisely? (a Senryu) by Ivor Steven The owl shook his head Angry feathers flew sideways ‘You must choose wisely!’
By Sue Gourlay It’s not just my way of promoting a sustainable lifestyle. Think of the money I’m saving buying all these recycled dresses and skirts, jumpers, hats, gloves, shoes and socks. Yes I admit, most friends pooh-pooh the … Continued
By Kat Skarbek Her face is soft and pink in repose – childlike but for the snow-white hair fanned limply across the hospital pillow. Her face is remarkably unlined for someone as old as she never wanted to be. That … Continued
By David Jones WHAT IS LEFT THE OLD WHALER The hands of an old Alaskan whaler tell their story… Purple veins course across his skin swollen rivers in springtime-flood carry life to the sundried parchment the landscape … Continued
faces, places emotional spaces Dome Poets 2023 Reviewer: Jen Grigg 11 August 2023 faces, places, emotional spaces is a triptych of lyrical creativity, an eclectic assemblage of poetry. This anthology is a depiction of ‘little stories’, of characters past and … Continued
By Kat Skarbek Black Country England in the 1960s was anything but swinging. It was a place of dirt and hard labour and sweat. The streets were full of terraced houses, knitted together in red brick rows, pulsing with the … Continued
Image: Distillate of Tears by David Jones emicimages.com By David Jones This poem is from my book, The Taken, a series of photos and poems to highlight the trauma of our Stolen Generations. DISTILLATE OF THE DETAINED They quailed … Continued
