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King Richard II’s Ode to his Handkerchief
King Richard II is alone in his castle prison cell. He is dying. He sings an ode into his handkerchief.
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The Hollow Man by the Sea: a short story
The Hollow Man by the Sea a short story by Lesley Scoble The hollow man trudges along the beach. He is travel weary, but most of all, he feels drained from illness. The hope is that the week beside the sea will aid his recovery from the mental health problems from which he suffers. He…
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Street Walker: a prosery
Street Walker: a prosery of 144 words. The setting is the cobbled street that leads to St. John’s Gate in Clerkenwell…
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The White Beach Hut Of Normans Bay: a poem
The White Beach Hut Of Normans Bay: a poem
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Mr Punch and the Hangman: a quadrille poem
Mr Punch and the Hangman The hangman says to Punch, ‘Put your head in the noose’ ‘How?‘ ‘I’ll show you,’ says the hangman. Through the noose he put his head ‘The rope’s not right. It’s loose,’ he said ‘I’ll pull it tight,’ says Punch, and hangs the hangman dead. Lesley Scoble. September 2022 Quadrille Poetry…
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Will you be my Valentine?
“The Luperci (Priests) carried on running amok, naked and slapping women with bloodied hides—even when under the powerful influence of the Church of Rome!”
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At The Going Down Of The Sun
Robert Laurence Binyon wrote his most well known poem ‘For the Fallen’ while gazing out to sea from a cliff-top in Cornwall in 1914 just a few weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. For The Fallen They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them,…
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Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November!
Bonfire Night Bonfire night is when we celebrate and remember, remember the failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament in 1605! (Anybody want to have another go?😁) Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberGunpowder treason and plotI see no reason why gunpowder treasonshould ever be forgotGuy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ‘Twas his intentTo blow up the…
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The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs: the shortest poem in the world?
A couple of days ago, browsing in a poetry book I came across a short poem. I never realised a poem could be so short! Keeping this intro short, I hope you enjoy the brief read! Short, Sweet, and Succinct The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs is a poem by Scottish Victorian author George MacDonald.…
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