by Lesley Lees | Dec 14, 2009 | Poetry
Intellectual acrobatics Of dissecting a poem, Complex and tricky To undo those words So ably done, Spoken from a page Listened to out loud Pondered over, wondered over By the third reading It’s wow; poetry’s it. In writing, a Stream of daydreamed Words find their Way...
by Lesley Lees | Dec 4, 2009 | Poetry
I was there when you said You were going, And this time I replied I know, instead of no, not now. As your laboured breathing Lessened, less, then life’s Final breath left You full of peaceful repose, There in your own bed . Close by, those Who loved you Released their...
by Lesley Lees | Nov 26, 2009 | Poetry
I wish it were Not real, a nightmare Not a dream But surreal. I step off the bus Into a TV newsreel scene, Excuse me please I say, As I try and walk To catch my train. I can’t look at the flowers Placed with love and shock, Disbelief and a dawning Of the awful truth;...
by Lesley Lees | Nov 26, 2009 | Poetry
A fawlty Basil Say’s don’t mention The war, what war, Of tragedy A comedy is made. What words of war today Are not spoken; Do two and two make four Does 9/11 plus 7/7 make war, Is terror recessed In a memory store rarely recalled. Wake up dear world Talk, talk and...
by Lesley Lees | Nov 5, 2009 | Poetry
Every night it’s the same The nightmare wakes you, Your internal turmoil Shown in trembling hands Perspiration soaked body And searching fearful eyes. Words are not in your control They come in staccato like commands Get down, get down Masks on, mustard gas Mustard...
