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The Small Things
The Small Things
A pinecone from a Bavarian forest
A small rock from a glacier in Alberta
A round pebble from a Jamaican beach
A strip of bark from a tree in Wakefield
These are the places touched
The places that have touched
A love letter from a pretty girl
A toy bat-mobile from a friend now lost
A medal given to you by your father
A charm bracelet wor...
Sunday 19th April 2020 2:41 pm
It's a Miracle, I Tell You
The staccato rain on the roof
The sudden parting of clouds
The silent worship of morning
The kettle's steamy clicking on the stove
The stellar jay defending the nest
The gang of crows flying off
The 100 bones of feet
The climbing of mountains
The slenderness of throat
The fullness of hymns on Sunday
The meeting of you
The knowing of me
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Thursday 7th March 2019 10:32 pm
My Collections
Currently on the cusp of discarding my next planned collection as pointless so thought I'd give these a last airing first, blow the dust off the shelf before retiring gracelessly
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/PaulSands
Thursday 28th May 2015 7:27 pm
Mama...
Mama…
One staring eye,
the other blinks
like a beetle
crossing a marble.
Porcelain face,
flushed with rouge
and crimson
painted lips.
Hole in the wall
in the boarded up attic
of a Victorian townhouse.
Long forgotten,
until the mortar
crumbled around
the remains
of her dolls.
Dresses of lace
embroidered by spiders
with gossamer threads
and sprinkled with dust,
decay and c...
Tuesday 10th February 2015 2:59 pm
Words of Darkness and Light (2nd edition)
In 2012 I self-published my first collection of poems Words of Darkness and Light.
On Sept 15th 2014 Words of Darkness and Light was published as a revised/edited 2nd edition by Thynks Publications (40 revised/edited poems from original collection plus 8 new poems) http://www.thynkspublications.co.uk/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1900410761/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&co...
Saturday 8th November 2014 6:58 pm
New Poetry Collection
I have just released my third collection of poetry entitled "From A to Believe"
http://www.lulu.com/shop/paul-sands/from-a-to-believe/paperback/product-21727929.html
It can only be purchased via Lulu at the moment but will become available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble over the next few weeks
Thursday 24th July 2014 5:25 pm
poems from my complete 15yr poem collection (free download for a bit)
this book is a huge 600pages of mad rampaging stunning poems by nick armbrister, 15yr of work 1996-2011 as hard copy for sale and free download, go get it lol for a short time. a real door stoppers lol.
www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-complete-nick-armbrister-poetry-collection/16605313
SCOTLAND
Scotland, beautiful land, land of the sky, clouds
hugging your m...
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 2:03 pm
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