Monthly Archives: November 2013

Poem 54

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Michael

Deadlock You say you wont, I say I can’t. We stare across a table Mediators on either side A compromise would satisfy.   Your hardhearted attitude Intractable in times of emotional strain Vindictive in nature You seek ways to inflict … Continue reading →

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Poem 53

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Michael

There’s a moment in my day When thinking of you Takes my mind To places I know you go. Seeking me I come to you It’s all that matters.   Within me You move lithely across the room, A skill … Continue reading →

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Poem 52

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Michael

Platanus I look out the window at the yard Which lounges under the shade of giant plane trees Their summer foliage Spreads languidly across the vast expanse of concrete Providing cover for countless hours during the hot summer. It is … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 7

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Michael

The catch up on the story here are the links to the earlier parts 1               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/12/story-1-tackas/ 2               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/13/story-1-tackas-part-2/ 3               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/15/story-1-tackas-part-3/ 4               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/20/story-1-tackas-part-4/ 5               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/22/story-1-tackas-part-5-2/ 6               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/23/story-1-tackas-part-6/ The Wake In the time after the funeral, after the people who had attended … Continue reading →

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Poem 51

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Michael

Artwork by Anja used with permission Come my Prince rescue me Take me from the bonds that tether I am weary of the endless search The never-ending moments when all is lost I do not want to lose hope Nor … Continue reading →

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Poem 50

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Michael

I reached into your heart today I was curious as to what lay there was there a beat was there life what lies within where life is nurtured and now there sings a delight only a few are gifted to … Continue reading →

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Prompt 31 “Take me Back”

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Michael

Before us stood, Oscar Davison, the weediest man, I have ever seen. He had come before the Town council to explain his actions in what we believed was his selling us out to unscrupulous developers who ripped the savings from … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 6

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Michael

Mary Elizabeth Tackan My mother Mary was born in 1925 in the town of Loughrea in country Galway. She grew up with an older brother Bill, who is sadly passed now. My mam lived in what in those years would … Continue reading →

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Poem 49

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Michael

so true are your words I blush sometimes at your perception the vision you have, so fine and so in tune with where you think I am at my scatteredness my prattle, which takes up air space for that is … Continue reading →

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Poem 48

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Michael

I have in my yard a vast array of birds some nest some hunt some attack at certain times of the year. I am forever in wonder the colour the sounds the chirping the singing. Right now I hear the … Continue reading →

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