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auntie june

June In Spain

Posted on August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 by rak

Happy Birthday To A Lovely Lady I have an aunt who lives in Spain, in Nerja, where it rarely rains.… Read more June In Spain

a poem on a typewriter

The Days When Poems Come To You

Posted on March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 by rak

There Is Rhyme And Reason In This Day not every day has poetry not every day has rhyme some days… Read more The Days When Poems Come To You

woman in red dress lying on white bed

Out With The Old And In With The New

Posted on January 1, 2022December 30, 2021 by rak

old twenty one has been and gone
lets drink a toast together
to welcome in young twenty two
and hope that it’s much better

black couple arguing with each other at home

You Never Listen To Me

Posted on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by rak

You Never Listen To Me whenever I speak you never listen to me and that speaks volumes

path to Mam Tor summit

On Top Of Mam Tor

Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 by rak

On Top Of Mam Tor On top of Mam Tor a trig point faces all the world, east and west,… Read more On Top Of Mam Tor

raindrops like beads of pearls on leaves

Leaves and Birds And Beads Of Pearls

Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 by rak

Leaves and Birds And Beads Of Pearls Leaves wear beads of pearls Blackbirds fly in dark silence Days are lightening

love written in sand

This Is What Love Is Not

Posted on December 26, 2021December 25, 2021 by rak

This Is What Love Is Not This is what love is not: it is not a bad thing it is… Read more This Is What Love Is Not

woman reading a book christmas present

The Truth Of Christmas Present

Posted on December 25, 2021December 24, 2021 by rak

The Truth Of Christmas Present Oh, shove it, you peasant. Stick it right up your bum. You call that a… Read more The Truth Of Christmas Present

jesus christ figurine

Oh Jesus Not Christmas Again

Posted on December 24, 2021December 22, 2021 by rak

Oh Jesus Not Christmas Again Oh help me Jesus. Why did you do this to us? Why give us Christmas?

the majesty of clouds

Looking At Majesty

Posted on December 23, 2021June 23, 2022 by rak

Looking at clouds
At the majestyof clouds
At serenity

abandoned homes

The Abandoned Homes

Posted on December 23, 2021December 22, 2021 by rak

The Abandoned Homes The lawns are untidy, leaf-littered, bits of toys and garden tools scattered all around. The ground is… Read more The Abandoned Homes

photo of a couple having an argument

Incompatible Is Just One Word

Posted on December 22, 2021December 21, 2021 by rak

Incompatible Is Just One Word so many problems a single word describes them incompatible

three young brothers on a scooter

The Difficulty With Love

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by rak

The Difficulty With Love The difficulty with love is the word love. I can’t tell you how much I love… Read more The Difficulty With Love

boris johnson the clown king

The Caught Jester

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by rak

The Caught Jester This country has been belittled, made smaller by microbes, the small men who misrule us. The prime… Read more The Caught Jester

green shoots in winter

Little Green Shoots

Posted on December 20, 2021December 19, 2021 by rak

Little Green Shoots first month of winter little green shoots grow and show the first signs of spring

a terraced house

The Terraced House

Posted on December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 by rak

The Terraced House It was up a hill but a step down from the place we had called home. It… Read more The Terraced House

tree bark

Oak Bark

Posted on December 19, 2021December 17, 2021 by rak

Oak Bark wet bark of an oak cold and hard and cracked and rough smelling of leather

faceless senior man walking along dark cemetery

Back There

Posted on December 18, 2021December 16, 2021 by rak

Back There hurrying away rushing to get to somewhere that isn’t back there huffing and puffing and not taking time… Read more Back There

A Shroud Of Clouds

Posted on December 18, 2021December 16, 2021 by rak

A Shroud Of Clouds blanketing the sky clouds like a grey, tattered shroud swaddle the cold earth

street light at night

A Street Lamp Flickers

Posted on December 17, 2021December 16, 2021 by rak

A Street Lamp Flickers A street lamp flickers into light. Another night begins. There is silence, a dull quiet, a… Read more A Street Lamp Flickers

a lidded vase

A Lidded Vase

Posted on December 16, 2021December 14, 2021 by rak

A Lidded Vase It is just there. A lidded vase, blue and white, unsigned, unmarked and unbranded, hand made, hand… Read more A Lidded Vase

an old family photo

Family Photos

Posted on December 15, 2021December 14, 2021 by rak

Family Photos Family photos. Like looking at an absence, at something missing.

typewritten aphorism in a typewriter

Writing Poetry

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

Writing Poetry writing a poem writing poems poems about life love poems poems about nature writing poetry of any kind… Read more Writing Poetry

plastics polluting the ocean

Liquid Soap Is Filth

Posted on December 13, 2021December 12, 2021 by rak

Liquid Soap Is Filth Liquid soap is filth. Makes dirty plastic islands from wasteful bottles. Plastic patch in Pacific Ocean… Read more Liquid Soap Is Filth

couple having a misunderstanding

Mean Little

Posted on December 12, 2021December 14, 2021 by rak

Mean Little Those mean little words Said with mean little intent Make mean little lives

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