Two poems from Mood Indigo Doxology This shot’s in washed out sepia: my father, a choir boy, about to leave his childhood behind, Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the Holy Ghost. His hair, already recalcitrant, holds a crooked centre parting with the help of Brylcreem (a little dab’ll do … Continue reading Two poems by Wendy Klein
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Two poems by Mark Totterdell
Leaf Obeying its dynamics, one leaf falls, more side-to-side than down, in front of me. A memory; each leaf you catch, you earn one day of good luck in the coming year. Instinctively, my right hand snatches, misses, my left hand snaps, grabs it the second go. It’s like a paper heart, the palest yellow … Continue reading Two poems by Mark Totterdell
‘Stone circle’ by Alwyn Marriage
Stone circle The days are lengthening, shadows of the stones at midday shrinking to a pool. Enigmatic and immovable, a well of theories and wild suppositions taunts our search for certainty: moon time, sun time, sacrifice, almanac for planting, feast and frenzied orgy at each solstice celebration. Through the ages hands have stroked the surface … Continue reading ‘Stone circle’ by Alwyn Marriage
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