Poetry Blog by Nigel Astell
Tags from last 12 months
That Special Someone
Warm kisses
mulled wine
for someone
so special
love wrapped
without strings
for someone
so special
kind thoughts
hugs given
for someone
so special
can't think
of anything - - -
more special
than you.
Monday 23rd December 2019 1:50 pm
A Krampus Wish
legends and fables tell us of yet another Father Christmas who unlike the one we all know to be good,kind and generous is instead pure evil and is called Krampus.
Devil shaped horns
raven black stare
menacing goat lord
strength of lion
threating heartless killer
screeches death wish
Satanic slaves obey
hunting chosen few
selected child sacrifices
stealing their s...
Friday 6th December 2019 6:44 pm
We Will All Get There in the End
Turn left
proceed for three hundred yards
then turn right,
turn up the heat
straight ahead no turning back.
Arriving at
the cemetery
satellite navigation
robotic voice
states automatically
you have - - -
reached your
final destination.
Monday 18th November 2019 3:19 pm
Signs that Light up the Star Lit Sky
Gazing up to dream the dreams of what could be - - -
Sprinkles of heaven
diamond clusters sparkle
shooting stars guiding signs
dreaming dreams of what could be
Galaxy lovers travelling the Milky Way
true love enters a forever Universe.
Friday 15th November 2019 4:43 pm
When Evil Comes Calling
Rubber Frankenstein mask
red fake blood
whiter than white
phantom ghost spirits
Adams family lookalikes
Lurch's croaky voice
We rang twice
Morticia, Uncle Fester
axe shiny head
Witch's green eyes
broomstick spell maker
darkest of dark
spitting black cat
killer clown wig
plastic painted face
orange bat bucket
shoved at you
Trick or Treat
sweets ...
Friday 1st November 2019 5:46 pm
War is Declared - - -with defeat in mind
Solid defence line
columns fall into place
Thrusting forward charge
battle torn enemy scatters
Captured brutally discarded
crushed piled up high
While removing hundreds
mass reinforcements swiftly arrive.
Wednesday 30th October 2019 2:54 pm
The Halloween Party
Each invitation specifies
a ghostly tale
must be read
Spiritual present felt
unnatural room temperature
candle light flickers
Eyes continuously blink
silence cuts deep
before I speak - - -
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 3:22 pm
Nothing is what it seems
Long distance truck driver, a strange encounter - - - now he fights for his life
She stands motionless waiting
a lone hitch hiker
Observed nervous awkward manner
Where are you going?
Hospital bed, inquisitive nurse asks
Where were you going?
Falling into deep trance
body paralyzed, room lights up
Mystic fiqure looming above
unsettled spirit beckoni...
Saturday 12th October 2019 3:01 pm
Halfway There
Unsure Street
Nothing changes
Turning corner
Possibility Lane
Right direction
Uncertain Avenue
Move into
Maybe Road
You are
Halfway there.
Thursday 3rd October 2019 3:45 pm
Never Closed Always Open
Inside the grounds of a Children's Home in Liverpool a young boy plays - - -
Hideaway green
together fields
climbing grey
stone wall
young boy
eager mind
song writer
ideas grow
imagination adventure - - -
Years later
music lovers
singing Strawberry
Fields Forever
walking through
Fab Four
Beatles gateway
always open
never closed.
Monday 16th September 2019 4:21 pm
Moody Blue
Silent invasion
alien spaceships
tense hystera
Moonlight fantasy
cloud formation
dark misconception.
Friday 6th September 2019 5:24 pm
Craving
Searching for socratic inspiration
pen craves poetic appetite
emotional sunbeams golden moments
first taste not enough.
Friday 23rd August 2019 4:43 pm
The Ambush
Weather forecast given
clear as mud
sunbeam window gaze
Summer says hello
coming out today?
white T-shirt, jeans
ready in seconds
halfway down street
dark as night
realizing minimal protection
ambushed without mercy
fast and furious
I returned home
the Gods laughed.
Saturday 3rd August 2019 3:35 pm
The Chase
Grey blur
lightning speed
tree acrobatics
chasing, scurrying
playing catch
squirrel style.
Tuesday 16th July 2019 1:16 pm
Yesterday Stays Only a Dream for Tomorrow
Dreams to come true
kept us moving forward
A lifetime of promises
crushed inside a changing world
A disillusioned today is beyond repair
tomorrow now becomes isolated
As we fail to remember
how it once was.
Thursday 13th June 2019 4:36 pm
The Helter-Skelter of Football
Slipping,sliding downward slope
brushing off past mistakes
fighting talk not enough
prove yourself to the cause
loyal supporters all rally round
proud champions Northern League
Stockport County Football Club
first leg of comeback complete.
Saturday 4th May 2019 3:31 pm
Soul Searching
Asking various questions of yourself
ability can easily be in doubt
Asking others helps support this quest
disbelief ends only when awareness begins
Asking yourself again, answers will wait
till such time rejection means nothing.
Monday 8th April 2019 4:12 pm
When the Screaming Starts
Evil predator strikes
places of worship
killing assembled praying
easy targets slain
millions replace victims
each praying harder
condemning barbaric atrocities.
Guilty as charged
murderer stands unaffected
prayer book placed
grey stone cell
anxious spirits inflict
inhuman silent screaming
life sentence passed.
Monday 18th March 2019 3:54 pm
The Waiting Game
He hides, he waits
what he does not know
are the fatal consequences
that in this waiting game
will soon take place
unfortunately then it's too late.
Friday 8th March 2019 5:26 pm
Chasing Dreams
The faster you run
distance never really alters
only when drawing breath
something or someone says
your dreams never left.
Wednesday 6th March 2019 12:33 pm
A Pot of Gold
Six rainbow cloudburst smiles
spectrum of radiant colour
leprechauns dance throughout the night.
Friday 22nd February 2019 4:58 pm
Lord Goldenjoy verses Sir Redraw
Disagreement at the Randy Dandy Gentleman's Club
fruity vodka cocktail thrown, hangbags at dawn
choice words, full verbal onslaught, heated encounter
Tory Boy hurls insults at the Red Queen
as two lovers quarrelled chess match agreed
forfeit for the loser paying for splash out meal
winner has Silvio Quickfinger the barman for the night
Q C Cyril Boychaser voted in as referee
...Friday 8th February 2019 4:41 pm
Anywhere Will Do
On the run
left everything behind
no one believes
I was nowhere
near the place
preying hungry fox
unearthed shallow grave.
Monday 28th January 2019 4:11 pm
Another Dip into Paradise
Manor house countryside views
weekend club exclusive membership
Security measures private grounds
secluded from prying eyes
Oxford Professor Sidney Oddball
Master Keeper bondage dungeon
Physical Instructor Fiona Feelgood
Sauna Mistress, temperature hotspot
Kinky submissive Nicola Toylover
Pink tickler playmaker fantasy
Cambridge Lecturer Herbe...
Monday 14th January 2019 3:50 pm
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