The Poetry Page

I really should be doing my work. Those bills aren’t going to pay themselves.

A poem inspired by my basic desires — for food and success, human companionship and physical connection

When looking at career possibilities for my kids I came across waste management and it inspired this poem.

A poem

A poem inspired by the 2024 Olympics

Power, religion, the end of humankind, all went it it the melting pot of my brain to conjure up this short poem.

Words come to me like this reflecting the turmoil in my mind. I often find my thoughts are a jumble of contrasting things I like and things…

A poem about the irksome problem of the day

This sums up my day so far and I’ve just eaten breakfast.

Passion and anger at all that’s wrong with the world: A poem.

A lyric free verse poem about failure. Feel free to leave a link in the comments to your own or similar poetry.

Playing with w-words. If you enjoy what I’ve written please leave a comment or clap, or even a link to your own poems.

I have changed a lot over my life. The change from adventure and explorer has been startling. I’m not strictly agoraphobic… and yet... this…

Today I though about my cousin, he was younger than me, but passed away far too young. That was 7 years ago. We’ve all known many people…

The day after Christmas was the servant’s day off in Victoria England. here’s a poem for a modern Boxing Day as I think about what is…

A poem about insomnia

A short poem influenced by too much social media

She sells sea shells,

It’s a dark-humor dog’s life poem.

This is August in summer for me. Can you identify with my life story? leave a comment if you feel my pain.

A short poem about the destruction of the Green Belt

By sun-kissed fields of golden wheat We pitch our caravan, a home away from home The inside is cozy, snug and neat In there we sleep, our…

Rush, rumble, rumour, rum,

a short poem about the beach and how it conjures up less thoughts of buckets and spaces and more images of people fighting for survival