by Robert Carson | Dec 6, 2009 | Poetry
Hope lies crumpled like a promissory note Our spirits by Life’s sorrows broke. What cruel misfortunes we have known Some losses are a lifetime borne… We grow in wisdom through the years To be the master of our fears. Cold winter days will soon be gone The...
by Robert Carson | Dec 2, 2009 | Poetry
Pink pearls of seed upon the lawn From whom an ivy tree might form. That, hung outside a country inn Brought promise of what lay within. An ivy-clad ruin in Victorian times Inspired the would-be poet’s rhyme. White owls upon your berries fed A red dye from your...
by Robert Carson | Nov 29, 2009 | Poetry
We scanned the desert -a mirage appears… ‘Here it comes, lad, man your gun! A warning shot ‘ill stop the advance Let’s give the enemy a fighting chance.’ One shot, then two, and on it comes. The donkey shoots us both a glance Then trots...
by Robert Carson | Nov 22, 2009 | Poetry
The smells, and the sounds and the unfriendly crowds The children who bustled and gathered around And the news of a girlfriend a husband, or son And the man on the roof and the glare of the sun. When the desert is quiet and the Helmand runs still And a sniper awaits...
by Robert Carson | Nov 19, 2009 | Poetry
To gamble the sun before the dawn Too soon the hope for peace has gone. Though all are pure of heart at birth We come to hate whom we should love. The blood of Life’s within our veins With all our sorrows all our pains. Though this may seem a barren land The...
