Martin Shone's Blog, page 18

What beyond

What beyond is that slight shift that almost nothing of air Moving between shadow and vision its peripheral nest; its lair Advertisements

Almost ready, proof ordered!

A quick update on my new book of poetry. I’ve uploaded the pdf, the cover images and played about with the cover maker on Lulu. It did say however that my image might not print as expected, something to do with frame rate but I’ve read that others have gone ahead and printed and it’s … More Almost ready, proof ordered!

Haiku is

Life without you is the unwritten page of love. Haiku is birdsong Advertisements

Embrace

Nothing is permanent Nothing is real Nothing surrounds us The nothing can’t feel Be happy with you Embrace all you are Step out of the nothing And you’ll sure go far Permanent is nothing Real is untrue Your surroundings are here Make your real come true Advertisements

Change and busy busy editing

You may have noticed I have changed my header wording. The site is still the same but instead of calling it Like the sun shone it is now called A Gap in the Clouds which is the same as the site’s web address. Also as you can see from the photo I am in the … More Change and busy busy editing

What she gave me

It was such a long time ago when she gave me a gift; I didn’t know what it meant, perhaps I still don’t. Time is a distant memory and it was a very long time ago, but so is now and we have so little of it. Looking back I see I can fold time … More What she gave me

Illumination

*** Light adorns the green to illuminate my soul. Good morning, Sunshine *** Advertisements

Springtime

*** Rose petals dance in the wake of your warm perfume. Heartbeats of springtime *** Advertisements

Incense

*** The art of freedom is all about letting go. Become your soul. Be. *** Advertisements

Pointless ramble

I wonder at the thought or even how it arrived It wasn’t a dream but it might have been a remnant Was it the green outside or the green inside or any number of things. The thought persisted it urged me on it said go it said it was safe it said just do it … More Pointless ramble