Category Archives: Poem

ee cummings is one of my favourite poets. I like his expressive, apparently naive use of language, and the play with word order. He’s fun to parody too. Here is one of my attempts! This is (much wetting) the rain which bow makes spray under hissing tyres i think of you blue rain coat inContinue reading “With ee cummings in mind …”

Butterflies’ wild dance Metal flashes of colour Intense floral whirl

I wish for you a bucketful of smiles infused with the warmth of summer evenings. I wish for you a daisy chain of luck. A perfect ring of fortune’s gold I wish for you a garden of calm cleansed by the breeze that gently sighs.