Neil Francis Brooks
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| Updated: | Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:59:26 am | |
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Biography
Hiya i have been writing and performing my poems for some time now about ten years . Mainly @ Pulsar @ various venues around Wiltshire. I have also performed @ ledbury poetry festival,Bristol poetry can, The riffs bar,Catweazle,Southbank centre London,Poetry cafe ect. I like to knit poems into jumpers and give to my friends as presents. I have trouble with punctuation but can read my own hand writing. I once had a lunch with Rod,Jane and freddy.
I am a big Pam ayres Fan.
I am also dyslexic poet .
Samples
Just Decided
I have just decided
I have been misguided
All arguments are one-sided
My glasses are lopsided
And i am still undecided
Why words are unrewarded
Poems seem so sordid
If your clever totally ingnore this
I aint taking the piss
I was born cack handed
But get the picture candid
Shall i proceed or stick a
poem on my forehead.
Cat
It belches furballs,
It purrs with twisted whiskers
has a multitude of beds
scatters hairs on favourite chairs
circles my feet like a piranha for food
staying constant in feline affections
and sleeps through the boredom of days
dreaming of salmon from a tin.
This here poem
Is looking right into
your eyes
talking to the right and left of your brain
judging you
examining you
this here poem
wants to know you are human
to know you have feeling
fishing for your thoughts
weaving between your truth and lies
this poem wants your honesty
this poem is landscape of you
wanting to know your gossip
your weakness
your strength
your values
your morals
this poem does`nt want to represent your demons
or broadcast your dreams
this poem is suitable for all poets
hiding behind the similes
of life
of love
and bittersweet pastures
this here poem knows the human condition
through you
through the beauty of words
the jewels of language
this here poem still in study
trying to be a scholar
trying to be a good poem
loving
living
and
learning
trying
to come through.
At the scupture park
dry nib of pencil-
thoughts are shadows
dissolving sofly
sculpture of cloud-
slashes of wings
smooth as granite
croak of pigeon
butterflies of string
dances follow the sun
plight of pages-
words reminders of man`s
cry
flat ideas are given
dimension insect
punctuation
sweep of inventions
art is derelict amongst
nature`s hands
mimetic contemplations
thoughts render cognitive
movement
the scarecrow in bronze
gossips of eyebrows
to the rookboy
skewer of tree-
dribbling bronze pear
flowing into onion
i lay on the skystation
and think of those yet to
be born.
Tree
the bare tree touches -
open skyline to the heart
a tangle of wet leaves
lovers
carmine kisses - he
gives back a diagram
of caresses
Rookery
satellites of twig -
centuries breeding perches
darkly tattered wings rest
New Haiku
plateau of raindrops-
simultaneously clouds
empty their pockets
All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.
Blog entries by Neil Francis Brooks
(untitled) (11/07/2012)
Listening to Mozart (11/07/2012)
(untitled) (11/07/2012)
Turning Clouds (10/07/2012)
To Poetry... (19/01/2010)
Telescope (18/03/2009)
The storms in you (26/08/2008)
Before i had a language. (09/08/2008)
Rudiments (07/08/2008)
The balloon (07/08/2008)
Read more entries by Neil Francis Brooks…
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Comments
At least you can read your writing. Good range and variety of well written poem.
Pete Crompton
Fri 30th May 2008 00:34
Great poems. Loved the tesco one!
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Frances Macaulay Forde
Wed 20th Jan 2010 07:04
Yes - as I mentioned on one poem - I'm a new fan, Neil.The mix of ideas and fresh images are inspiring... noted Ledbury Festival and I'm envious.Pam Ayers: Some years ago, I enjoyed her reading to our packed Concert Hall in Perth, Western Australia.