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How I Got Here
I am a firm believer in what I was told a famous author once said - "I am but the pen." I write when the inspiration is given to me and I cannot dictate that.
All Words Lead To Ainsdale Beach - August 2023
From a prompt - "I picked up my clock. Three twenty."
A SELF EVIDENT TRUTH
A poem that can be read both ways - top to bottom and bottom to top. Written from a prompt in my writing group.
TRUTH OR FICTION
An acrostic
California On My Mind
Written in response to a prompt to write a poem about a tree.
WHO AM I?
Written in response to a prompt to sum yourself up in 4 lines.
FATED TO MEET
A poem about friendship.
THE DINKY TOY
An autobiographical poem inspired by the prompt - an early memory. I was about 4.
The Gift Of The Old To The New
An acrostic
GLAD RAGS
A double tetractys.
TOP DOG
A double tetractys.
Fields of Creativity
This was written from a three word prompt - waste, perpetuity and words.
Forfeit To The Fates
One of a series of poems I have written highlighting the music and events from a particular year.
A LOVE FORETOLD
A nonet
Death By Civilisation
This poem resulted from the prompt "Mrs. Mudford clicked her teeth." At the same time I was reading the trilogy by Kent Nerburn which begins with Neither Wolf Nor Dog. Also I have since my teenage years been writing about indigenous peoples particularly those of North America.
FIRST SIGNS
A double tetractys. This poetic form has 10 lines which follow a strict syllable count of 1,2,3,4,10,10,4,3,2,1 such that it hopefully takes on a diamond shape.
ONE WORD
Keith Altham's Regret
This is an example of a concrete poem. The words are mine. The shape is thanks to my daughter. Keith Altham was a music journalist who wrote for Melody Maker and Sounds. The quotes are all from Jimmy Hendrix who was quite the philosopher. Just in case you cannot read the words in the shape I include the poem.
To Burn or not to burn
Miami Beach - 1997
Miami Beach - 1997
Danse de la chauve-souris
Don't try to recreate the past.
It never works.
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