Poetry Blog by keith jeffries (Aug 2020)
An Ocean of Time
An Ocean of Time
Memories reverberate across the ocean wave
you touch my heart on the crest of each nerve
I want to reach out but the mist of time says 'no'
yet for the sake of love I cannot let go
Time has not lessened my passion for you
despite all others my heart has remained true
I am blessed with good fortune yet sad
between us there was no room for anything ...
Monday 31st August 2020 5:24 pm
Alone in a Pandemic
Alone in a Pandemic
He sat alone looking interminably sad
his mask had fallen beneath his chin
In his mouth a pipe clenched between his teeth
a trickle of blue smoke grew into ascending rings
The wooden bench was in the village square
surrounded by the usual High Street shops
An unopened newspaper lay on his lap
mostly unread with the usual contents of dread
Deep in...
Saturday 29th August 2020 4:21 pm
I did not belong
I did not belong
The landscape of my childhood anaesthetized my soul
I had no vested interest in it for it was ugly and raw
An industrial scene the place of my exile was utterly foul
a sea of chimney stacks in grey fields of gloomy chaos
A simple glance was sufficient to avert my gaze elsewhere
and cast my mind back to memories refined in pastures green
I had been ta...
Monday 24th August 2020 10:09 am
I imagine....
I imagine....
To imagine is to conjure the mind
entering into the folds of desire and fantasy
To lie in a solitary darkened room
images flash to and fro at random
We construct our dreams to suit ourselves
others arrive unannounced to charm us
Journeys are undertaken and the past relived
faces and places return to haunt us
Intense sadness and the joy of exhileration
...Sunday 23rd August 2020 1:08 pm
Exactly the Same - 1939
Exactly the Same - 1939
They are exactly the same
as we peer into the past
and absorb the present
a new generation is brainwashed
The President for Life
in a one party state
A Fuehrer for Life
in a one party state
Jews, gypsies, gays and dissidents
segregated for extermination
Uighur Muslims and dissidents
selected for re education or eliminatio...
Thursday 20th August 2020 11:32 pm
Gangster Town
Gangster Town
A giant gothic structure
where concrete blocks
keep democracy at bay
Gangster Town
a wind tunnel
an echo chamber
of futile banter
Gangster Town
the talking shop
of little earthly use
a cavern of deceit
Gangster Town
the casino of corruption
where nests are feathered
and plummage preened
Gangster Town
a Victor...
Tuesday 18th August 2020 5:36 pm
Another Glut of Dictators
Another Glut of Dictators
A new coven of dictators has emerged
an unholy alliance of tyrants
Grim handshakes are exchanged
in a darkened souless mutuality
Unwritten alliances are formed
as the oppressors of the masses
They threaten peace and stability
and delight in aggression and provocation
Together they are the champions of evil
fearful and ready to destroy de...
Tuesday 18th August 2020 8:58 am
Sozzled
Sozzled
Swarthy and bearded
a dominant brute
of salacious repute
exhaling blue smoke
betwixt whiskey and a joke
Propped up yet leaning
one eye seeing
with hat tossed back
a knotted tie is slack
Always here, never there
tight stained his attire
A lamp casts a shadow
as a curtain does a window
Stupified and nonchalant
the day's climax redundant
Th...
Sunday 16th August 2020 5:27 pm
A Portrait
A Portrait
The portrait caught my desultory attention
it stood out in an instant, a glance
Head and shoulders, a slight of the head
eyes focused on the instrument of capture
Features emanating an intensity of thought
a hand holding spectacles askance
The impression possessed a certain individuality
a face with a veiled sense of purpose
Pen and paper not visible but ...
Saturday 15th August 2020 4:55 pm
Be Yourself
Be Yourself
Stand upright and alone
Reject conformity
Discard all your labels
Do not read newspapers
Read and educate yourself
Form your own opinions
Reject any form of prejudice
Learn to say no and mean it
Abhor all violence
Do not follow the herd
Choose friends carefully
Go where you please
Do not give in to fear
Don't identify with others
Refuse...
Tuesday 11th August 2020 8:43 pm
Catapulted
Catapulted
Sensual and salacious desires arouse the senses
as they race to the fore leaving all else in their wake
As a stream cuts its route through virgin land
a coup has taken place as all control is lost
We kiss, fondle and run with our hands
our innards burn with a passionate ardour
Sinews break from their moorings
as the heart pulsates and reaches fever pitch
...
Saturday 8th August 2020 11:41 pm
A Smoky Cafe
A Smoky Cafe
It was bizarre if not exotic with an array of aspidistras
a delicate white wrought iron staircase curled above the dance floor
Where dancers were in perpetual flow as they tangoed to and fro
waiters wore white shirts and black bow ties with trousers of course
The strains of tango music permeated the entire cafe
as women sat with elongated cigarette holders gentl...
Tuesday 4th August 2020 11:10 pm
The haves and have nots
The haves and have nots
Behind veils they are cloaked in disguise
their voices are inaudible and secretive with lies
They cooperate in order to manipulate for gain
egotistical they feather their nests with those they have slain
Fingers are pointed at others and away from themselves
they live in fear of blame and shame like frightened elves
Single minded in their pursuit o...
Tuesday 4th August 2020 7:43 pm
It draws near
It draws near
A sinister wind blows its evil dust of grey ashes
leaving a residue for the potential of evil to come and dwell
It swirls along narrow alleys close to home
made manifest in irritability and resentment
From outer space we see the angels in dread fear
as fish flinch and seek deeper water
Factories churn out what we can well do without
greed and the ambition...
Monday 3rd August 2020 7:55 pm
Are we going to do this again?
Are we going to do this again?
The nations of the world slowly re arm with missiles and tanks
New submarines are launched alongside aircraft carriers
Are we going to do this again?
Trades wars, border disputes and plagues beset us
More casualties and increased poverty and prejudice abound
Are we going to do this again?
Brinkmanship, threats and even mo...
Sunday 2nd August 2020 10:24 pm
The Stone Tower
The Stone Tower
For many a year I lived alone in a tall stone tower
its walls were sturdy and strong with power
The door was locked with a drawbridge and moat
inside its cold interior by candle light I wrote
From its lofty windows I beheld magnificent views
I had never been out so was only able to muse
One day in the height of summer the door opened to beckon me
f...
Saturday 1st August 2020 8:44 pm
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