Category: Rhyme
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Ghost House
This house is more than just a home to spiders, beetles and flies It is also filled with occupants who wail and shriek and cry… The White Lady drifts from room to room Looking for her twin Her sister, who so long ago, Locked the cellar and kept her in… The Knight rides upon his…
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One Minute Ramble: Sixth Sense
Hearing colours Seeing sounds Feeling things That aren’t around Knowing thoughts I shouldn’t know Sensing things Not ‘in the flow’ Messages That appear From loved ones No longer here Is it all Just pretence… Or do I have A sixth sense?
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Ode to an aching knee
Oh, knee, I ask thee why must thou throb Whence I stand and walk or hobble ’Tis fine whilst seated and after several steps So why must thou caust me trouble? A heat you bring within my leg A warmth that’s not so fair Whence I happen perchance to walk A steppe or two from…
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One Minute Ramble: Checkmate
My mind is as empty as my body is tired. My thoughts are hiding, although they’re required, My words are not flowing this day. I’ve had lots of ideas, but tonight it appears My thoughts have all gone away. I feel like a king, but not of the land; A king on a black and…
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One Minute Ramble: Distant Sounds
Outside my window I can hear: A bird chirping loudly… it sounds quite clear It could almost be out on the ledge, But I’d rather guess that it’s in the hedge. Beyond the hedge there is a road A private one, or so I’m told, This backs on to the main street Where all the…
