Matthew Chalmersinthe CafeThe PheasantIt’s one of those childhood memories, half-dreamed, bathed in a blue glint of reminiscence. I was perhaps seven or eight years old — a…3 min read·Aug 27, 2020--1--1
Matthew Chalmersinthe CafeGeorgiaThey sang with their deep, mournful voices,1 min read·May 15, 2020----
Matthew Chalmersinthe CafeHumansOur path takes us to the glacier’s head, All lost in fog like a mountaintop. The trail behind is cursed by the dead And even elders are…·1 min read·May 14, 2020--2--2
Matthew ChalmersinPoets UnlimitedBetween Finsbury Park and King’s CrossStacks of buildings Blackened by rain Stand dead amidst wind And the screams of a train. The sky spins with clouds, Smokestack belches…1 min read·Mar 22, 2019----
Matthew Chalmersinthe CafeThe Heart of the ForestThat border has been crossed again Past the quiet ferns. ****** Like a white shadow my body Glides through the deep, the undulating blue: A…2 min read·Mar 1, 2019----
Matthew ChalmersThe First PainterIn an ancient countryside, Under a dappled pool of shade, A band of men rest on a trunk And wade into a lake to bathe.·1 min read·Feb 26, 2019--6--6
Matthew Chalmersinthe CafeOm, the Skin StealerThe bonfire surges high into the in the night. The flames are leaping, darting like hot tongues. Everyone has begun to stray away from the…5 min read·Dec 18, 2018--4--4
Matthew ChalmersinPoets UnlimitedAegeusThe dark was thick and hard to bear, Beneath the stifling summer night. I paced along the battlements: A ghost awash with eldritch light.1 min read·Nov 16, 2018--2--2
Matthew ChalmersWinter MistSilhouettes cutting through Smoke-clouded bends. The frost-tinted leaves, The mud-smothered stems. The shadow of the wood, The silence of…1 min read·Nov 16, 2018--1--1