Marie-Claire

tangled hair nesting on your head a paradise for lice and wildlife how long since you last washed? Oh you little monkey! Sign in to see full entry.

Dressed in black In your best rags I salute you. Skinny as a bean pole You proudly stand My friend. Tatty hat On lob sided head You greet me. You weather The storms So stoically So proudly On your bean stalk In the ploughed field. Your shredded Chequered shirt Reminds me Of… my grandfather’s... Sign in to see full entry.

In your absence I have lived and done as much as I could To be happy and smile. I have written to you every day And no reply came Duly returned silence. In your absence I have lived and loved you More than I ever could. I have spoken to you every day One way conversation With my hopes and regrets In... Sign in to see full entry.

Don’t thump the good Word On my head, stern admonition Bring no contrition to my heart. Speak the truth the ruthless truth But speak it with tenderness Like a mother to her child Learning all about life Breathe the healing truth of love Into life’s wounds and bruises Call a truce on guilt n’ shame... Sign in to see full entry.

Window shopping Tight lipped pursed Eyes wide shut Prudent shopper On the loose I cruise around Exclusive shops. I ogle pretty bottles In expensive perfume store Then I valiantly ignore Pesky pleas from Gucci bags I was on the verge of crying victory When I spotted a handbook of poetry… Sign in to see full entry.

A teenage boy Sitting on a bench Shoulders hunched Over paper bag Full of glue sniffing away he does not care Or so he says. He is killing time Or so it seems. Hazy eyes and lazy speech He has lost his way In a paper bag. Tragic. Sign in to see full entry.

Ellie The fat bellied cat Has had nine lives Already. The first one on a hot in roof The second in a Turkish harem The third on Persian rug The fourth in a little Irish cottage The fifth on a pirate ship The sixth in a dark London alley The Seventh in a Swiss sanatorium The eighth in an Aztec temple... Sign in to see full entry.

He brings her a cup of tea And her glass of false teeth Puts them side by side On the table by the bed He snuffs out the lamp And shuffles himself to bed. She gives him a kiss And before you could say “boo” He snores himself to sleep. A half moon smile on his lips. Good night she whispers And turns... Sign in to see full entry.

In the yard The prison guard Paces along Back and forth And forth and back And back to back And forth and forth He watches his back He watches his keys And looks at his watch He guards his thoughts He guards his keys Body and soul Pacing along Up and down Down and back And back to back And front to... Sign in to see full entry.

If I were a butterfly I would not bother to fly I would sit on the butter And trade my wings For a knife... Sign in to see full entry.