Artefact Poems

It’s Coming

...Computers computing have pinpointed here
This planet, it seems, has something to fear
I look to the skies and they’re beautiful…… now
The stars are quite static, yet I mop my brow

A spacecraft ...

jewel of Jesus

...jewel of Jesus

oh my God what on earth has become of you
the cross you bore and those days in the cave
torment and anguish all up in the clouds
diffusion dilution of promise and hope

you wer...

PIECE OF ART

...Once I set my eyes on you,
I realised you were
 a piece of art,
One that can truly be only made,
You were truly
by an artisan.
You were truly artless,
For you were as innocent 
And sincere,
...

Exclusion

...I know the game of exclusion,
have played it all my life and
now I've mastered it,
a talent to brag about.

Exclusion from normality,
the joy of inclusion.
Exclusion from continuity,
the mala...

Pearls of Joy

...The pure pleasure or  the serene pain 
That oozes helplessly out of the deeds honest
Leaves no burden , nor squeezing strain ;
The cordial words  of solace are blest
And are duly  prompted by the...

Second Thoughts

...SECOND THOUGHTS
comprehensive
yet
idiosyncratic
  souvenirs
 with unfailingly
 interesting
but insular

an artefact
so
intricate
& exquisite
 perfect&
precise

a miniaturism

 palm-...

Clover Four For Her

...Plentiful clover carpet compresses
Set up, sat on, months of manuals 
Scripted mouth emits, put to practical test

Three leaf varieties finally defeated
Select among smutty monotonous menu
Virt...

The Lost Hope

...Flying  from  out  of  the  eerie  world  of  spirits            
The  Sphinx  has  come  to  crouch  and   pose  :  
'To  close  Pandora's  Box  solve  the  puzzle  of  Greed  !'
Trust  not  Luck...

Mother Dearest

...From the first time I opened my eyes 
You were the first one to hear my cries 

You held my hand and showed me the way
Gave me directions so I don't go astray 

You taught me right from wrong 
...

Kindling Kindness

...Finally, she could get down on her knees again, not in prayer but to touch rosemary and lavender which had begun to send its fragrance into the spring and rising warmth in nature’s heart. There was n...

Heartisan

...‘ex post facto’ it is facile to see the human reality of  matter

one does not need artificial intelligence to feel sorrow and joy

	a life not bravely examined is not worth living

	and theref...

November Fairy Twinkle

...Kerry Ann gleamed with undeterred joy and twinkled in anticipation

It was her birthday and as a true Sagittarius she had colourful vision 

And a sharp bow for shooting the moon to get closer to...

Why People Lie

...Some people lie for no reason at all
While many lie with a great reasoning
Most lie to safeguard and be saved from fall
Others let themselves be blamed for speaking. 

Few lie for a good accepta...

The News Seller

...Callum is an old-fashioned man on the verge of becoming history’s memory

Ancient even in that he holds only one job but that is for privation of another 

Sort of a whiz kid at what he does and ...

Old Testament

...OLD TESTAMENT

It was wisdom that I sought within those venerable old pages
Yet found tales of folly, arrogance and cruelty in profusion
Where were knowledge, truths, enlightenment, refined throu...

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