Today's poet

[Nathaniel Lee]

Killer in me.

The screams in my head,
Drown out everything,
I look down blood,
On my hands,
A knife dripping,
Someones lifeblood,
Onto the floor,
I look i see the body,
A girl no more than,
Twenty five,
Why ? How ? Who ?,
Drop the knife,
It's my nurse,
Calm down,
I'm in hospital,
Drop the knife,
The psychiatric ward,
Oh God what have,
I done,
I slide the knife,
Across my neck,
I hear other voices,
It goes black,
Peace.

By Herakles

[N-dubya]

Bloody hell Herakles old boy, you 've been a bit busy with the old poetry lark.

Nice one about those frightful oiks in the stolen automobile.

[N-dubya]

Untitled

We stood facing one another,
six surrounding one.
Eyes averting, aware of
the shared emotions.
Emotions which were bubbling
at the surface
like water on a rolling boil.
Depth Of breath,
Gave us away.
As in unison we lifted,
Spun on heel and toe.
Then bgan our glide as
We were led inside;
six khaki swans

My throat stung with guilt
And the sharp edge of
The box gnawed at the bone
Beneath my tunic.
So heavy a box to carry,
So heavy a guilt to bare.

In the flash that surrounds the sun,
when the moon passes between.
He had seen clarity on a dark day
in his greyest hours. From a car,
Witnessing the motions of celestial
bodies, facing out a gaze lost to the ocean.
Slowly the world melted into
Unconsciousness and nausea, breathing
Poisoned air. A mans' life aligned to
a satellite and star his final breaths
were of carbon monoxide
in the front of his car.

And now I have seen life
reduced to nothing more
Than a belt buckle and a shiny
peaked hat. A memory
that is fading from minds, but I tell you
David you never will from mine

[freckle]

Untitled

We stood facing one another,
six surrounding one.
Eyes averting, aware of
the shared emotions.
Emotions which were bubbling
at the surface
like water on a rolling boil.
Depth Of breath,
Gave us away.
As in unison we lifted,
Spun on heel and toe.
Then bgan our glide as
We were led inside;
six khaki swans

My throat stung with guilt
And the sharp edge of
The box gnawed at the bone
Beneath my tunic.
So heavy a box to carry,
So heavy a guilt to bare.

In the flash that surrounds the sun,
when the moon passes between.
He had seen clarity on a dark day
in his greyest hours. From a car,
Witnessing the motions of celestial
bodies, facing out a gaze lost to the ocean.
Slowly the world melted into
Unconsciousness and nausea, breathing
Poisoned air. A mans' life aligned to
a satellite and star his final breaths
were of carbon monoxide
in the front of his car.

And now I have seen life
reduced to nothing more
Than a belt buckle and a shiny
peaked hat. A memory
that is fading from minds, but I tell you
David you never will from mine

This is stunningly good and very moving N dubya....thank you for posting

herakles you have been amazingly busy, well done on such a productive day

[Derby Tup]

World

On the other side of the world
you pass the moon to me,
like a loving cup
or a quaich,
I roll you the sun.

I go to bed,
as you're getting up
on the the side of the world
You are scattering the stars
towards me here, like seeds

in the earth.
All through the night,
I have sent you
bunches, bouquets, of cloud
to the other side of the world;

so my love will be shade
where you are,
and yours,
as I turn in my sleep,
the bud of a star

Carol Ann Duffy from her excellent 'Rapture' collection

[Nathaniel Lee]

Succubus.

Silently we invade the night,
The things of nightmares,
Twisting your mind,
Making you see beauty,
Suffocate dear man,
Give in to me,
So that i may live,
That's right all that you are,
Until your spent,
You foolish man,
It's over,
He dies,
I am renewed,
Where is the next,
Victim.

By Herakles

[freckle]

World

On the other side of the world
you pass the moon to me,
like a loving cup
or a quaich,
I roll you the sun.

I go to bed,
as you're getting up
on the the side of the world
You are scattering the stars
towards me here, like seeds

in the earth.
All through the night,
I have sent you
bunches, bouquets, of cloud
to the other side of the world;

so my love will be shade
where you are,
and yours,
as I turn in my sleep,
the bud of a star

Carol Ann Duffy from her excellent 'Rapture' collection

Just so lovely..................thank you for posting

[freckle]

Succubus.

Silently we invade the night,
The things of nightmares,
Twisting your mind,
Making you see beauty,
Suffocate dear man,
Give in to me,
So that i may live,
That's right all that you are,
Until your spent,
You foolish man,
It's over,
He dies,
I am renewed,
Where is the next,
Victim.

By Herakles

Scary...but interesting stuff

[freckle]

Begone fear of hills....part one

Freckle attempts to combat her fears
with a jaunt to north shields fish quay
past the Wooden Doll and five reps of Tanners Bank,
a skoot past the crab man and a smell of tugs in the air,
tired legs are ready for a soak!


PS Harry I need all the tips I can from you on how to become a lean, mean hill eating machine!.................................pleeeeeee eeeease!

[Nathaniel Lee]

Perspective.

Student,
Doctor,
Lawyer,
Nurse,
Friend,
Lover,
Father,
Brother,
Mother,
Sister,
Daughter,
Son,
Freedom Fighter ?.,
Terrorist ?.

By Herakles.