It’s the strangest of tortures,
Staring at lovers
With a small bag of popcorn
And a terrorist’s tears.
Archive for September, 2009
September Sun
Posted in Poetry with tags british poet, british poetry, little poems, manchester poet, Manchester poetry, modern poetry, new poetry, poetry blog, poetry examples, poetry writing, September, surreal poems, UK poet on September 26, 2009 by dcAt the Wake
Posted in Poetry with tags british poet, british poetry, funeral poem, loss poems, manchester poet, Manchester poetry, modern poetry, new poetry, poetry blog, poetry examples, poetry writing, UK poet on September 20, 2009 by dcI opened my heart
To a young nurse from Nice
As I topped up her drinks
And sank into her eyes,
They grieved
Like termites on trunks
As a forest fire spreads
And the heat turns to fear.
The barmaid who served me
Had only one arm
But she was quicker than most,
The tears that I shed
Were brought on by you
And the way you broke down,
These were sweet drunken moments
On a woe led occasion
As I laughed like a gutter
And sweated for jokes,
You were brilliant
And somewhere he knew that.
Occupied Territories
Posted in Poetry with tags british poet, british poetry, contemporary poetry, manchester poet, Manchester poetry, modern poetry, new poetry, poetry blog, poetry examples, poetry writing, short poems, UK poet on September 13, 2009 by dcNothing more
Than circumstance,
A blackberry
In a gooseberry bush,
Lost in
Occupied territories,
Stereotyped
Victims grieving,
Alone through petulance.
Goodbye
Posted in Poetry with tags british poetry, Goodbye, haiku, manchester poet, Manchester poetry, modern poetry, new poetry, poetry blog, poetry examples, UK poet on September 6, 2009 by dcClosed eyes and sunsets
The violence in silence
As heads slowly turn
Dunstan Carter : Poetry 