Category Archives: Poetry

But it’s my skin you’ve bruised, my temple you’ve trespassed. My soul you’ve crushed and my glass you’ve shattered. My confidence confused; my leadership surpassed. My patience rushed and my strength now battered. Take a hammer to an organ. Pull the head off a rose. Lay a hand on a child to bring childhood toContinue reading “A Cloudy Day in Childhood”

The breeze, tranquil. Grass blades sway intermittently to wave a warm hello to the sun, raising its head over the dale. Wild flowers peek through the foliage like colourful freckles on a canvas of jade, emerald and forest. I pick an orchid – out of place in this meadow I think. The purple petals radiateContinue reading “The Orchid”

I have a candle in my life His flame doesn’t flicker Wax doesn’t wear A warrior with a wick for a weapon A fighter with a fear for fists. Self sacrifice – his only service Prioritising protection over personal preservation A purpose of prohibiting pain, for others Only singing a song of selflessness. My materialContinue reading “The Candle”

Tonight I heard the music of rain There’s a faint hum of the breeze  that meanders between the falling drops The melody seems only to be interrupted by a diminuendo  like a moment of solace for the ensemble waiting to take its turn Straggling drops find their footing on the canvas roof of our tentContinue reading “Music of Rain”

To the most wonderful person I have ever met.  He doesn’t know how bright his spark shines; how warm his smile glows. Unaware of everyone’s excitement as he enters the room and anticipation when he opens his mouth – eternally bound for insightful wisdom or a perfectly placed joke.  In every sense of being, hisContinue reading “The Wonderful Adventurer”