Poems About: NARRATIVE

(the series is an experiment in various forms of short verse or micro-verse; the parts may be read as discreet units or as a sequence with one’s own narrative) read more »

In novels most narrators are reliable,
the version of their stories undeniable.
In life, however, stories we relate may vary
from the facts considerably, for truth is scary. read more »

“D’you think God knows what He is doing? ”
a few bold angels dared to ask
when He created Man. At their first viewing,
they saw that He had botched this task, read more »

Decorated Silence

the trail of smoke pronounced my name
hesitant to leave....... read more »

Oh! My Congo!
You are and will always be my Congo
Wherever I go
Wherever I settle read more »

1. It's a mystery, even now.
A plough, a field,
Three black crows, wheeling. read more »

Oh for the nights when we used to sit
In the firelight's glow or flicker,
With the gas turned low and our pipes all lit, read more »

He shuffles towards me, this obscure stranger
Again, the shock of his bearing surprises me
I see him through the lengthened glass of memory –
the sinewy arms that balanced read more »

Remembering he who walked dirt roads.
Mounted knolls to reach her house. By ways where
heaps of fruits lay in ruins. Memories of
ashes to ashes and dust to dust. read more »

The rise of the mother has begun
Radiation emitting from her fingertips
Notable is her expression, her figure
The paging of her offspring commences read more »

for a while now i’ve been taking advantage
of the online used book market
which is piling up the stock from all of those
vulnerable little bookstore- read more »

All tell me not to despair, yet
I’m worn and flat as a tire.

Yet my mind recollects the read more »