2024-04-10 21:14
BROKEN?
Broken
as tears flow
erupt and destroy
any resemblance of calm
He can no longer claim
that he has come to terms
with new reality
Yearning to close
the breach
restore… Read More
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2021-04-26 22:35
This poem is a reworking of a poem from 2011 - modified today 21 April 2021 - &nb&hell…Read More
2020-06-11 18:27
Weft and warp the winding riverWeaves a sky-glass mirror wideWhere broken reeds in woeful frolic danceAnd all of nature is a song fieldHappy singing softly lowHush waves sift across the shal… Read More
2020-01-25 01:39
tonight all tormentsflow my way –dull drilling achein elbows wrist and kneessurmountedby a burning painthrough toes and archesof both feetsoon overwhelmedby spasmed musclesclamped in c… Read More
2019-12-16 23:40
Having watched the acrobatic antics of a squirrel, in various parts of our garden, this morning, I thought it was maybe time to repost this poem!Squirrel In… Read More
2019-11-14 19:57
2019-11-13 18:39
Today the High Court found an excuse to prevent the CWU from taking strike action in spite of the ballot receiving 97% support for their action! The two poems below date from October 20… Read More
2019-09-30 20:05
2019-08-20 21:59
I just stumbled upon some scribbled random lines & words I'd hastily drafted in March 2017 and elsewhere a few scribbled random lines from April 2017. This afternoon I played around with… Read More
2019-07-24 19:19
by hirsutemalAlthough most of the drafts for these two versions of the same poem were written in January 1991 (during phase two of the First Gulf War), subsequently modified in 2005, I… Read More
2019-07-01 18:17
&nbs&hell…Read More
2019-04-07 19:18
ON THE ROAD TO THE ISLESNumbed by this alien terrain, where truth spells a montonyof rain, we ride entombedtowards our Shangri-La.Each fresh horizontaunts the tired eye, echoes the fretful s… Read More
2019-03-30 13:01
I've just unearthed this (poetic tirade) amongst a pile of rough drafts - I still rage against the same governing party .....Listening to Archie Shepp 'The Magic of Ju-Ju'( a response after… Read More
2019-03-20 20:00
Lines whilst listening to “New Thing at Newport” (1965)[Draft 4]the reeds strayfrom strident to mellifluous Soaring and flailing through the airdance an… Read More
2019-03-13 21:31
2019-02-24 14:06
We don’t wait, we wonderif now is the timefor songs to flow –strive to illuminatethe process of the mind.We don’t write, we strugglewith unresolved dilemmasfrom a troubled… Read More
2019-02-24 13:31
MUSINGSBe more precise, sustainthese frequent lapses into sanity –pronounce your argumentswith pure audacity. Explainthe cause of your temerity,Bring me a fantasy which baresa greater… Read More
2019-02-19 11:02
Mounds MysteryEach tussock casts a spellIt holds the hound in thrallTo some deep primitive allureHis nostrils flareThen slap the fragranced airAs they snap backSwallow the scentOf other mark… Read More
2019-02-02 16:32
2018-11-12 12:57
2018-09-07 18:15
poem & graphic by Malcolm Evison Read More
2018-09-02 21:30
A PISCINE PLOY #poetry #IllustratedPoem painting & poem by Malcolm Evison 2006 - Illustrated poem created 02 September 2018 Read More
2018-08-18 16:41
a poem from a (somewhat) doting grandpa Read More
2018-07-23 22:19
A BODY FEELS (THE HEAT)Each footstep joltsthe ankle, knee and hipprovokes a frank responseto the humid heatToday the wearinessextends its reachbeyond the oldfamiliar aches and painsAlmost as… Read More
2018-05-10 18:57
AWE STRUCKand late at nightI trudge through well-worn pathsalone beneath the vastnessof the skiesawe struckI stop and stare -no other footfall echoesin this vast auditoriumI spota glow worm… Read More
2018-03-28 20:49
Lines whilst listening to “New Thing at Newport” (1965)[Draft 4]the reeds strayfrom strident to mellifluous Soaring and flailing through the airdance and sing their way&nbs&hell…Read More
2018-03-27 20:10
Alexander's Whole New Worldhe chucklesat the fleeting changeof his expandinguniverserelentlessly observeseach miracle of lightand colourtouch and soundchortles of glee defineeach new discov… Read More
2018-03-21 21:22
Squirrel In The RainHe perches, in sparkling eyed contemplationof the goal. Like some celebrated stylite,he squats on his post, oblivio… Read More
2018-03-19 19:33
just a piece of heartfelt light verse! If only I could be a ToryWish I was a heartless bastardlife could be so sweetI'd believe the mainstream papersand kick beggars in the streetWish I… Read More
2018-03-15 17:41
A WRITE TO OVERCOME! *An all encompassing hollow ache resonates with nauseating discomfort; both mind and body scream aloud, enforcing tears upon an erstwhile stoic frame. No knowledge… Read More
2018-02-13 12:06
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2018-02-11 19:56
2018-01-31 22:38
When I Could (apropos ME)*when I couldI often didat very leastI triednow I cannotit crucifies my past lifetruly diedMalcolm Evison31 J… Read More
2018-01-09 20:37
just a poem from my archives, unedited; original goes back to the 1970s (as best my memory serves me) but, previously published on this blog in 2009MORNINGBlackly embroideredagainst the morn… Read More
2018-01-07 18:42
Dogged Squalls (Draft 12)more puddles than hardcore formthe canines bridleway -the howling gales chill breathfails to dispelthe moisture sated clouds -unbridled lashings of rain perturbs the… Read More
2017-12-14 21:44
2017-12-03 15:54
2017-10-13 11:23
Towards An Autocratic State(apropos the ruling against the CWU)Greater love hath no judgethan to lay down the lawagainst the working man –Thou shalt not interferewith the profiteerswho… Read More
2017-10-04 18:39
2017-09-14 18:25
PROPRIETARY RITESThese aches, these cruelcrucifying painsdo not belong to me -today they own me,clamping my lower limbsin their psychotic embrace.Through throbbing kneesand tiresome aching h… Read More
2017-08-04 20:56
A Noble Silence (2007) illustrated August 2017 - Malcolm Evison Read More
2017-07-31 10:44
PRAYER - a poem - Malcolm Evison 1970THOUGHT - a poem - Malcolm Evison (1960's) Read More
2017-07-20 14:22
For These Small Mercies (we proffer thanks)Today, so far at least, is one of gentle shattered-ness;welcome relief from yesterday’s gripingpain and aches. An ever present undertow,of ge… Read More
2017-06-30 15:19
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2017-06-10 20:00
MAN FOR HIS AGECare-worn he leadshis guilt free life,turns fearsinto a bar-room joke –he never failsthough sometimes fallsa victim to“the changing times”… Read More
2017-05-30 21:54
2017-05-23 10:08
Word The pain of not to knowa words true meaning -(a heartfelt paradoxso tautologically entwined) brain trav… Read More
2017-04-27 12:45
this is fresh off the press - both the poem and the illustrated version here were sculpted this very day!this poem is straight off the press - one of those rare occasions when the words gave… Read More
2017-03-28 16:23
2017-03-27 13:27
This poem has been posted previously on this blog, but not in this (imaged) form - as yesterday was Mothering Sunday / Mother's Day I felt it appropriate to share Read More
2017-03-24 21:27
Nightscape with RainfallThe rudiments of feartrace each step;the hollow echoesdampered by the rain.Haunted by absences -the lackof any companyto take the chill away -a sudden surgeof cowardi… Read More
2017-02-15 17:56
my faithful hound displays that easeof being in the moment -eyes closedand lips alignedinto a smilesuggesting ecstasy -composureas in a state of bliss -it thrillsyet fills mebrim full o… Read More
2016-12-04 21:20
Time & Tide … Read More
2016-11-15 17:25
legs quivering, like a spluttering candle,I wondered if they would carry medown footpath and bridlewaysof Piper's evening walk. I managed,just; then felt relieved to reac… Read More
2016-11-09 12:33
How to become Presidentget what you canby any meansyou canif at firstyou don’t succeedthrow a tantrumuntil they yieldto your demandmalcolm evison – 09 November 2016 Read More
2016-10-19 21:24
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2016-10-13 15:22
burdockthe gnawing pain increases its intensityin elbows, wrists and knees,adheres to despondencylike burdock to coarse clothingand I, the bystander,can only stareinto a void of despairobser… Read More
2016-10-11 20:35
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2016-10-03 21:00
2016-09-22 15:51
Although I published the text only version of this poem earlier in the year, I am now posting this illustrated version as the poem seems to reflect my most recent post on 'The Word of Sinna… Read More
2016-08-14 19:34
2016-07-29 20:27
I've just been totally absorbed by a performance of Mahler's Third Symphony, conducted by Bernard Haitink, from the BBC Proms 2016 (via BBC4) and thought it was possibly time to reshare this… Read More
2016-07-02 19:30
2016-05-07 21:33
MOMENTSspooned in one-nesswhirledinto a worldof their own -they can let go of worl… Read More
2016-05-04 17:51
AND WARMTH CARESSESa day of brightnessand warmthcaresses a wildly inflamedframeand brainthe opioidsassisteda belated entryinto daybut thankfullynatureproffereda welcomingcharmmalcolm evison0… Read More
2016-05-03 14:25
AND OTHER JOYS OF LIFEtears, anger, and other joysof lifenumb my brain -access the darkerrecessof a shattered mindonly to emphasizethe limitationsof a failingbodilyframemalcolm evison03 May… Read More
2016-04-13 22:07
CEMENTING RELATIONSHIPSSeeking a concrete imageto convey a pre-stressed thoughtI lay foundationsfor a fettered space.T… Read More
2016-03-30 16:09
and here is the simple text of the same poem, in case of difficulty reading the illustrated poemTWICE REMOVEDToday the skyis one removedfrom second-handthe spaceof window-dooris boarded upth… Read More
2016-03-18 03:58
RESTLESSshattered but even somuscle mind and bloatedintestines resistthe urge to sleepeach yawn stifledby fearof what new ailmentwill inhabit this achinghulk of flesh skin and bonesshould my… Read More
2016-02-23 14:31
2016-02-22 22:24
MaggieBut I’m eighteen tomorrowbe nice to meyou’re being horrible –I don’t really feel eighteenso immature, naïve in many waysisn’t it horrible to thinkI&r&hell…Read More
2016-01-19 12:52
Having just posted FRUSTRATIONS of a Medical and Medicinal Kind on 'The Word of Sinna Luvva' blog the resurrection of this poem seemed appropriate Read More
2016-01-09 20:37
&nbs&hell…Read More
2015-12-04 14:38
a loss of kiltersometimes it feels as ifthe whole wide worldis out of sortsat other times I knowthat is the caseperfection was never the intentquite simplymy faltering… Read More
2015-08-18 22:05
The Old Man They hang; a heavy weightlessness, like long forgotten memoriesseeking renewal. The man sits, beside the window, lookingat the clouds. Remembering.But nothing quite fits. If… Read More
2015-03-30 15:55
AWAKENING [II]Sat here and waiting; an emptiness is all.Watching the candles cold-burning flame, mourning the passing of time. Words, veiled in silen… Read More
2015-03-22 22:47
In light of the re-interment of Richard III the time seemed opportune to retrieve / republish this poem of mine!MISSIONBETRAYED[Redemore 22 August 1485]Misjudged by many of my peers,betrayed… Read More
2015-02-22 20:43
CHILLED SILVERchilled silver light defines the garden's boundaryit shines outlines the laurelled shrubber… Read More
2015-02-22 20:43
CHILLED SILVERchilled silver light defines the garden's boundaryit shines outlines the laurelled shrubber… Read More
2015-01-31 17:44
This poem was written on 7th November 2010 as a response to certain policies of the recently (May 2010) formed ConDem coalition (Conservatives & Liberal Democrats) goverment Read More
2015-01-31 16:46
THE YO-YO MANWhirling, it made the dayseem shorter thanall other days had been.It sang and leaptat his fine-tuned command;his finger tingled,as the loop pulled tight.He winced a smile. For n… Read More
2014-10-09 19:25
RESTLESS NIGHT #MEeach tentative turnplays preludeto a screamtoes strokedby contactwith the sheetshriekat the burnthey feelmalcolm evison2014 Read More
2014-08-03 19:38
Twitter Poems 2nd June & 2nd August 2014Malcolm Evison @sinnaluvvaoppressive muggy dayexacerbatesthe old familiaraches & pain… Read More
2014-04-02 19:31
In this week following Mothering Sunday memory prompted to re-post the following poem. &n&hell…Read More
2014-02-27 15:25
IN CAMERA(The Dutschke Premise) The roving camera hides its headbut speaks its mindin camera -exposing future threatsa kindof esoteric timeexposure.The faceless voices sing their songof free… Read More
2014-02-05 18:59
REBECCA JAYNE… Read More
2014-01-24 20:20
ENCOUNTERing OrnetteStylus meets vinylexplores the grooveand Iramp up the gain … Read More
2014-01-24 17:16
2014-01-23 20:03
MOVINGTimes climate false and reasonedcalls me out of the dawninto the full of light; movingwith great deliberationfull of ideasas they are full of me -time is the length… Read More
2014-01-14 20:52
some frenzied godor giantspews out its bilethe howling galeshakes everythingdown to the very roottorrential rain discloses flaws in ones protectionwashes the debris awayand I retre… Read More
2014-01-14 13:03
the kleptocratsall fail to seevaluein anything apartfrom their owncomfortall else is simply theirs to useabuseand callouslydestroyMalcolm Evison 14 Jan 2014 Read More
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