Martin Shone's Blog, page 11

a fragment of spring

… he sits feeling the warmth of the spring breeze. A chaos of midgies hover near the edge; some are caught in a cobweb as mallards float along, birds hidden in the trees make themselves known and little buds begin their openings. All these goings on are disturbed by the noise of a chugging barge … More a fragment of spring

and there the morning yawns

A poem I published in 2017 seems rather apt at this moment.

a question of poetry

imaginings spare moments beginnings of rainbows sunrise seen through blades of grass the tinkling of windchimes laughter’s apology broken solitude a graphite smile all for what?

Let the good break free

  I’m back to work on Monday after a month off recovering from a small procedure in hospital where I had a stent fitted. With my time off I’ve not done much writing but have read more and relaxed. With this time I’ve seen the good and the bad of humans during this crisis. Some … More Let the good break free

Waiting to bloom

Peace Lily & I patient and fragile waiting to bloom

That bright isle

That bright isle up there among the grey bustling waves of rain to be   its smiling beams hit the green with a warm kiss of things to be   it passes by and there in its wake are showers of flowers yet to be   that bright isle up there among the grey gives … More That bright isle

Vampyre tea

A rich cup of tea sits beside me the teabag turning the water red almost as if it can feel the pain in my arm where the vampyre puntcured me like an old tyre spawned bruises memories history time honey makes a difference it sweetens the ache allows me to dream  

always time to breathe

of continuance of course there is always time always time to breathe even if that breathing is tight tingly and cold and that’s when it hits me I’m watching the rain listening to the patterings seeing the grey morning clouds stir hearing the moans of a thousand souls in the wind feeling the silence of … More always time to breathe

A tingle of chemistry

There is someone for each of us, and maybe we should listen to the breeze, or be more open to those subtle moments, or maybe we should be brave and say “Hello”. However we find love, our soulmate, our friend we must be able to allow them to find us too because if we let … More A tingle of chemistry

When two souls kiss

One spark of passion One moment of creativity One kiss, of life Beautiful.