Flight of ideas
Squiggles Prosody (when and now) Syntax (arranged) Grammar (not to be silly) Punctuation (all in the timing) Peter DLROW being confident is not ‘me’. the lack of is my making Capture … Continue reading Flight of ideas
Tag: poetry
Progress hardly broke its stride
We have moved on ‘We have moved on’ (said doctor Knows Best) didn’t you notice?! Today we have targets, tooled by incentive, and our patients are our numbered ‘partners’. Betjeman … Continue reading Progress hardly broke its stride
Rebel Antiquary
Magpie If only I could soar like an eagle to see the world as I cannot. I am a magpie in black and white, in flight through clouds, seeking colour. … Continue reading Rebel Antiquary
‘Two cultures’ poems
Backwards and forwards learning Backwards and forwards learning contributes to who I am. Neither the microscope nor the telescope quite help me in the focus with which I wish to see. Backwards … Continue reading ‘Two cultures’ poems
Time passing
time passing poems by Peter: Ode to Narrative. Born backwards; could sleep standing-up, lived in a world upside-down. silent as light. grafted like a Scott; found and loved Cimbrone. Stars … Continue reading Time passing
The Poet’s House
The Poet’s House, Burngrains, Alvah, Banffshire. “The black and white photograph shows a two storeyed nineteenth century house with dormer windows to the front. The house is built of stone … Continue reading The Poet’s House
Gaberston boys
When we last met you were young men, really just boys – certified or not – Designated ‘insane’. I was your visiting doctor In Gaberston house. Yesterday, I met you … Continue reading Gaberston boys
Thoughts that became final
Stuart Kelly, in the Scotsman, 16 August 2025: a review of ‘The Empire of Forgetting’ by John Burnside “Although it reflects his longstanding concerns with haunting and mortality, this posthumous … Continue reading Thoughts that became final