Poetry

Snaky

The road snaky curls through hill and dale, A silvery ribbon upon the pavement’s tale. It winds like a serpent ’neath amber light, Turning left, then right, in quiet delight. Travellers pause, tracing its

Wrath

Wrath A storm brews in the breast of stone, Thunder‑clad and clenched in iron‑tone, It gathers like a heavy cloud Above the quiet, cobbled crowd. It rides the wind through alleyways, Where

Empty

Empty rooms whisper with muted sighs, Where echoes linger like half‑remembered verses. Silence settles on the carpet, a pale grey quilt, Stitching together the seams of what once was. Chairs stand sentinel,

Party

At the garden gate the bunting flutters, Colours bright as summer tea, Friends gather round with laughter’s chatter, Glasses clink in mellow glee. The DJ spins a vinyl groove, Feet tap on the

Tenth

Tenth On the tenth of March the frost still clings, A quiet hush beneath the leaden sky, When shadows stretch their slender, silver wings And whisper secrets of the days gone by.

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