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People Poem

woman sleeping

as if that is how it happens

Posted on December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 by rak

as if that is how it happens Afterwards, you cried. I didn’t know why. We had made me a man,… Read more as if that is how it happens

Emma Tustin child killer

Suffer Little Children

Posted on December 7, 2021December 6, 2021 by rak

Suffer Little Children What is in their minds? As they kill their own children, what are they thinking? Arthur Labinjo-Hughes:… Read more Suffer Little Children

a drone of traffic

The Drone Of Traffic

Posted on December 3, 2021December 13, 2021 by rak

The Drone Of Traffic each morning I wake to the drone of traffic where the drones in traffic drone on… Read more The Drone Of Traffic

Old Woman Walking

Posted on December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 by rak

Old Woman Walking old woman walking looking up to the heavens perhaps she sees god

footprints in the snow

Footprints In The Snow

Posted on November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 by rak

Footprints In The Snow footprints in the snow people passing through this life nowhere else to go

beach at calais

Dead In The Water

Posted on November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by rak

Dead In The Water all those hopes and dreams a new home, peace, a new life dead in the water… Read more Dead In The Water

Love Without Reason

Posted on November 21, 2021November 19, 2021 by rak

Love Without Reason A Sunday prayer: Let us love one another Without a reason

wreaths at the cenotaph in london

Thanks To The Fallen

Posted on November 14, 2021November 13, 2021 by rak

Thanks To The Fallen Here in the free world We all have our liberty Thanks to the fallen

a single poppy

For The Soldier

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by rak

For The Soldier We think we know what it means to love. We say it we would do anything for… Read more For The Soldier

big stupid dog

Big Stupid Dog

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by rak

Big Stupid Dog The dog was big and pointless. It was a big, stupid, pointless dog. It does nothing well,… Read more Big Stupid Dog

angry young man

Not Crazy But Mad

Posted on October 16, 2021October 15, 2021 by rak

Not Crazy But Mad They aren’t crazy It isn’t that. That’s how they look, with their broken glass stare and… Read more Not Crazy But Mad

mother father and child reading

New Tricks Old Dog

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by rak

New Tricks Old Dog even a young pup can sometimes show an old dog a book of new tricks

two mannekins facing away

Together Apart

Posted on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 by rak

Together Apart Not every word will be kind not every kiss will be gentle not every thought will be nice… Read more Together Apart

power station

Burn Their Money

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 by rak

Burn Their Money Money is power The rich have too much power Just burn their money

bitcoins and u s dollar bills

Dirty Money

Posted on October 7, 2021October 8, 2021 by rak

Money is only dirty if your hands are filthy.

women of steel

Maids Of Steel

Posted on October 5, 2021October 8, 2021 by rak

Maids of Steel Women made of steel created to celebrate the steel in the maids

Crying Quietly

Posted on October 1, 2021October 5, 2021 by rak

Crying Quietly Senryu a babe in her arms she rushes home to her life crying quietly

The Thief Taking

Posted on September 30, 2021October 5, 2021 by rak

The Thief Taking A Poem I saw the thief as I went to do the shopping, in the early morning,… Read more The Thief Taking

drizzle on a window

Comforting Gloom

Posted on September 30, 2021September 28, 2021 by rak

afternoon half light grey and rainy autumn day a comforting gloom

English Seaside

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by rak

The English seaside A loveley place to visit Lonely place to die

Girl On The Bus

Posted on September 20, 2021September 16, 2021 by rak

In the middle of a shabby council estate, a girl gets on the bus. She is wrong. Something about her… Read more Girl On The Bus

I Remember You

Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 by rak

One year gone, one year on, but I remember you. That little girl with a cherry red flame of hair… Read more I Remember You

a wedding ring

If Not For You

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by rak

What would I do, if not for you? Would I survive, or even thrive? Would I make do, and better,… Read more If Not For You

Man Eats World

Posted on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 by rak

Safely gathered in, this harvest has been brought home. Man will eat this world.

Love Lies Bleeding

Posted on September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 by rak

love lies bleeding on the floor love lies always nevermore

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