In the middle of Frogmore Street a little boy about four years old stands crying. Forlornly holding an empty wafer cornet in his tightly clenched hand. Clumps of tears descending his cheeks; he wails and he stares deflatedly at the two lumps of defrosting vanilla soft scoop as they relax all over the adjacent pavingContinue reading “Licks”
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The floor
inspired by Edip Cansever’s poem ‘The table’ A woman full of dreams and occasional insecurities comes homeShe spills the contents of her bag upon the floorBook in one hand, she removes her scarf with the other and places them both on the floor tooShe adds the joy of the movie that she shared last nightContinue reading “The floor”
The Hiatus
Where have I been for the past few months? Why no posts or poems? Had I abandoned this lovely new platform which I had been extremely proud of when I set it all up last summer? The answers: For the most part, like so many of us, I hadn’t really been anywhere. This sorry factContinue reading “The Hiatus”
Poetry for Dullards 