Wednesday 3 May 2017

210

A few thoughtless words.
An apology. Regret.
And then reflection;
Next time, consideration
And attempt to empathise.

4.5.17
First try at a tanka, 5-7-5-7-7 structure.

209

You sat for a while
Heavily burdened, it seemed
You rose, and moved on

30.4.17-3.5.17

208

Sat on the outside
Only half a room away
Feels like half a world

30.4.17-3.5.17

207

Sat at the centre
Curled, head in your hands, silent
Did you reach your goal?

30.4.17

206

I watched the walkers
Treading the labyrinth’s path
But feared to join them.

3.5.17

205

Mondrian windows
Pinks and browns, yellows, orange
Catch the setting sun.

30.4.17

204

Once brilliant gems
Are dulled now, their lustre lost
Set beside your eyes

30.4.17-3.5.17

203

Sudden April snow
Falls slowly, drifts, merges with
The cherry blossom.

30.4.17

202

Turning on one side
Pain a sheet pulled over me
Am I dreaming now?

2016

201

Sun stole across me.
Your arm lay warm on my chest,
Gently slid away

11.16

200

A ship run aground
Hull shattered against the rocks
Of foolish notions

2016

199

A stray emotion
Seeping out onto the page
Momentary lapse

2016-2017

198

Forgotten relic
Grey-green lichen for a skin
Moss grows in my eyes

2016

197

Stepping carefully
Across clay-clouded water’s
Tree-stump lily pads

2016

196

Flames fall from the trees
Flickering at the wind’s touch
Flowing round my feet

10.16

195

Jellyfish twisting,
Drawn by the current. Markings
on one side, “Tesco”.

3.2.17

194

Wanting to tell you...
A finger pressed to my lips,
“It is not required”

23.1.17