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Prince of Darkness, Dreamer True
A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
He walked where angels fear to tread,
With eyes alight and painted dread.
A crown of chaos on his brow,
He ruled the stage — he rules it now.
With Sabbath’s chords he shook the sky,
The riffs would scream, the doves would cry.
Through “Paranoid” and “War Pigs” loud,
He gave his soul to please the crowd.
He bit the night and drank the flame,
Unchained an...
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 2:20 pm
Farewell to the Presence
This poem, Farewell to the Presence, draws clear inspiration from one
of Sir Walter Raleigh’s poems. Echoing Raleigh’s elegiac tone and
careful rhythm, it tries to explore the quiet desolation of personal
loss and abandonment in contemporary life. Instead of the grandeur of
a royal court or the isolation of the sea, the poem dwells on the intimate
emptiness left behind in familiar space...
Tuesday 20th May 2025 5:14 pm
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