Author Archives: Michael

Poem 83

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Michael

Movement, Languid Weary of the oppressive heat An afternoon that crawls by We sit beneath the fan Bodies glistening As a trickle of sweat Slips down my neck. We look outside Wishing the evening would arrive. At sunset the red … Continue reading →

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My Week Away

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Michael

My Week Away I have just returned from a week away in Melbourne. I spent the major part of my week with my eldest daughter and her family. My daughter is ‘someone important’ in the banking industry and her husband … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – Refugee

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Michael

The journey was long and often without hope. We had little choice but to abandon our home and flee from a country that no longer was safe. With my wife and two children we had made it to the refugee … Continue reading →

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Carpe Diem’s “Kamishibai” #8 …my neighborhood …

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Michael

It is five am and as I stand at my back door and look out into the silent world of my neighbourhood the singing of so many birds fills my ears. They chorus the dawning of a new day. The … Continue reading →

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Prompt 38 Tender Love

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Michael

It was the moment on the bus that I remember most. I’d seen you so many times, hurrying to get to the bus stop, your hand out to signal the driver, that look in your eyes, of ‘Oh this is … Continue reading →

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Poem 82

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Michael

Before you on my bended knees I await your command. But there is none, You take me into your arms Comfort me, your warmth, Shelters me from winter storms.   I shed real tears My heart bleeds You enfold me … Continue reading →

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D’verse – Looking Back – Looking Forward

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Michael

My chosen style is  – Getting Tight in there – 55 word poem my journey was long moments of hesitation doubt it would be my pleasure you said your door, welcoming I knocked deep breath relax face to face smile … Continue reading →

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Poem 81

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Michael

Come to me? I call. My cries you ignore. My bed, a wasteland. I wonder where you are, To which port, into whose arms? I loved the thrill The expectation Your words soothed me, My anxieties you calmed, My fears … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – Why?

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Michael

I stand on the spot, near where you disappeared. I have never come to terms with why you did what you did. Was the pain so great that there was no other alternative? What about me? Did you consider me, … Continue reading →

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Poem 80

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Michael

Early morning, Silence, Save for the bird’s chorus And your soft breathing beside me. My refection time The coming day, the day before. I smile recalling last night Your call ‘Come to Bed.’ I enter our darkened room Music playing, … Continue reading →

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