Category Archives: Poetry

Starting Anew

(Poem: 26.4.21) Shapeless rumbling low and keen,A hum of white noiseAgainst the blue backgroundOf a careless enlightenment. Staring round at daisies,Dandelions.Budding awareness on the brink of new beginnings,A lasting light that breaks theBarriers,Of mind,BodyNature. Old as time, routineas the lights that stop and start the flow,Unseen programming that belies…What?Faith?Truth? Perhaps the knowledge of a betterContinue reading “Starting Anew”

Clockwork Balloons

An Ode to a 24hr Blood Pressure Monitor (Poem 24.5.21) Regular as a clockwork balloon,The huff-puffing signifier of health,Fitted by surprise, on a Monday afternoon,Beeps away with no pretention of stealth,All to prove a point we already know. Not like there was any choice in the matter…Irregularities in my own ticking cocoon,Belie an unseen handContinue reading “Clockwork Balloons”

Bakemono

(Poem May 2021) Inspiration abounds in the above illustration from Bakemono Zukushi, a painted scroll depicting yokai cryptids of Japanese folklore. Bakemono (or obake) are said to be shapeshifting creatures, of various different origins and natures and generally stalk the half-light of dusk and dawn. They are included in a cultural bank of Asian cautionaryContinue reading “Bakemono”

Address to the Aphid

(Poem: 10.6.21) For why must you my plants infest –Condemn yourself, all-time, to be,Nothing more than a petty garden pest? To you, nature truly is a cruel jest,It’s beauty spurns you, in all degrees;And so, with malice, you must the rose infest; Forthwith to slowly drain them, without rest,Till disease or death is all thatContinue reading “Address to the Aphid”

I Don’t Know What Will Get Me

(Poem: 16.8.20) I don’t know what will get me,When the repo comes to call.Maybe a bullet,Stray shrapnel,Or double-edged sword.Unlikely, all things considered,But not impossible. I don’t know who will take me,Whether He or Her or Them.A snapped ladder,Car crash,A bigot with a flick-knife?Maybe. Though I try to be safe,Follow the rules, sort of. I don’tContinue reading “I Don’t Know What Will Get Me”

Code 43

(Poem: 9.8.21) As they handled the electro-shearsand approached the target,there was not a hint ofhesitation or doubt in their mind. The task needed to be done,the contract fulfilled,the client satisfied. Determination coursedthrough the ones and zeroesof their processing coreas the certainty of theplan-action-consequence(PAC)drive kicked into gear. Service selected,the client,too,knew what was comingand was ready. ‘AreContinue reading “Code 43”

The Awakening of Zarathustra’s Nightmare

(Poem) Note: To help you understand this poem more, consider an Artificial Intelligence gaining awareness and realising it’s superiority over mankind. -bzzzzzzt-………>.< -bzzzzzzt- XXXYZYXXXXanthippe’s xiphodon xeroxedXXXXXXXXXenograft. -bzzzzzzt- You. You yearn.YOLO!Young, yapping, yuppies, yodelling,Yes. Yess. YESS! -bzzzzzzt- Nope. No nonsense.Nascent nuptial necessitates numerical non-compliance.Nemesiatic nemesis: NUMEROUS!Nice… Notably near-sighted. -bzzzzzzt- I. I identify. I interpret. I infer.Continue reading “The Awakening of Zarathustra’s Nightmare”

I Saw a Man Lie On a Wall

(Poetry: 24.6.21) I saw a man lie on a wall,he must have been but five feet tall.Had he no cares if he should fall?Alas seemed not, no none at all! Although the sky was grey with rain,the umbrella was propped without a stain,while any thoughts (damp, cold or pain?)like pesky bugs he did disdain.  Continue reading “I Saw a Man Lie On a Wall”