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February 8, 2016
Day 4 – Poetry Reality: Verse a Day till Valentine’s!
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To help me with the next verse, add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas. I look forward to hearing from you! All the best from,
Ben x
ODE TO A WREN
A graveyard squats beyond a wall
Where they bury dreams with rocks.
As child, as adult, those dreams once called
And on those caskets knocked.
Each year a thinning wail would stray
From walls bulged thicker, taller.
Each day my prayers, more distant, play
In silence to the caller.
Until that sleety autumn noon
When quiet cloaked my pleadings,
As thorns and claws and hooks of Moon,
Tore love from spirit’s bleedings.
Now death puffs its heartless chest
On bones through broken soil,
A waxen, tuxedoed dinner guest
Slurps grinning at the spoil.
Time tried but failed to fix
My endless melancholy,
A constant acid reflux mix
A three-legged border collie.
Okay, so the dog makes zero sense,
I bet you can’t do better,
So onward with the suspense,
As I struggle with every letter.
….
…to be continued.
Suggestions and encouragement welcome.
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas for this Valentine’s Day poem.
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Fiction Thrill Recommends Something in the Water
Something in the Water, by Ben Starling has been selected for the Recommended Fiction Books section at Fiction Thrill!
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February 7, 2016
Day 3 – Poetry Reality: Verse a Day till Valentine’s!
I’m writing a poem – a verse a day till Valentine’s. Help me with the next verse… Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas. I look forward to hearing from you!
All the best from,
Ben x
ODE TO A WREN
(scroll down to see today’s new verse)
A graveyard squats beyond a wall
Where they bury dreams with rocks.
As child, as adult, those dreams once called
And on those caskets knocked.
Each year a thinning wail would stray
From walls bulged thicker, taller.
Each day my prayers, more distant, play
In silence to the caller.
Until that sleety autumn noon
When quiet cloaked my pleadings,
As thorns and claws and hooks of Moon,
Tore love from spirit’s bleedings.
Now death puffs its heartless chest
On bones through broken soil,
A waxen, tuxedoed dinner guest
Slurps grinning at the spoil.
Time tried but failed to fix
My endless melancholy,
A constant acid reflux mix
A three-legged border collie.
….
…to be continued.
Suggestions and encouragement welcome.
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas for this Valentine’s Day poem.
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Rita Lee Chapman Interviews Ben
Rita Lee Chapman has interviewed Ben at her site: Guest Author: Ben Starling is now live. Each guest interview at her site is displayed for one week only – so check it out soon!
In this interview, Ben talks about “choice” vs “destiny”; the greatest challenge of chess; a mysterious message from his beloved muse and Great Dane; and his newly released novel, Something in the Water, available now on Amazon…
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February 6, 2016
Book & Ink Interviews Ben
Shree Janani of Book & Ink has interviewed Ben: Spotlight! Something in the Water, by Ben Starling is now live.
In this interview, Ben talks about creating characters in fiction; the joy of (slow) cooking; and the inspiration behind his newly released novel, Something in the Water, available now on Amazon…
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Day 2 – Poetry Reality: Verse a Day till Valentine’s!
I’m writing a poem – a verse a day till Valentine’s. Help me with the next verse…
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas.
I look forward to hearing from you! All the best from,
Ben x
ODE TO A WREN
(scroll down to see today’s new verse)
A graveyard squats beyond a wall
Where they bury dreams with rocks.
As child, as adult, those dreams once called
And on those caskets knocked.
Each year a thinning wail would stray
From walls bulged thicker, taller.
Each day my prayers, more distant, play
In silence to the caller.
Until that sleety autumn noon
When quiet cloaked my pleadings,
As thorns and claws and hooks of Moon,
Tore love from spirit’s bleedings.
Now death puffs its heartless chest
On bones through broken soil,
A waxen, tuxedoed dinner guest
Slurps grinning at the spoil.
….
…to be continued.
Suggestions and encouragement welcome.
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas for this Valentine’s Day poem.
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February 5, 2016
Ben Writes a Poem: a verse a day till Valentine’s!
I’m writing a poem – a verse a day till Valentine’s!
Follow my poem-in-progress and help me with the next verse...
Suggestions and encouragement welcomed!
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook
with your ideas for this Valentine’s Day poem.
I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best from,
Ben
ODE TO A WREN
A graveyard squats beyond a wall
Where they bury dreams with rocks.
As child, as adult, those dreams once called
And on those caskets knocked.
Each year a thinning wail would stray
From walls bulged thicker, taller.
Each day my prayers, more distant, play
In silence to the caller.
Until that sleety autumn noon
When quiet cloaked my pleadings,
As thorns and claws and hooks of Moon,
Tore love from spirit’s bleedings.
….
…more to come. Suggestions and encouragement welcome!
Add your comments here, tweet me, or PM me on facebook with your ideas for this Valentine’s Day poem.
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Tales to Tide You Over Interviews Ben
Margaret McGaffey Fisk of Tales to Tide You Over has interviewed Ben! Author Interview with Ben Starling is now live.
In this interview, Ben talks about sports psychology in boxing; the joy of having sacred space; and about the characters that happen to share his passions in his newly released novel, Something in the Water, available now on Amazon…
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February 4, 2016
Proof Positive Interviews Ben
Christie Stratos of Proof Positive has interviewed Ben!
Book Release: Something in the Water, by Ben Starling is now live.
In this interview, Ben talks about falling in love; Violet, a blue footed seabird stowaway; and his newly released novel, Something in the Water, which is available now on Amazon…
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February 3, 2016
Amanda J Clay Interviews Ben
Amanda J Clay has hosted Ben’s blog tour at her site. An Interview with Author Ben Starling is now live!
In this interview, Ben talks about aquatic habitats, fitness, and why he wrote his newly released novel from a woman’s perspective. Something in the Water is available now on Amazon…
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