Our poet Colin Pink sees romance and courtship under a summer sky, on this Day 545 of the daily poems. New perch We balance on the balcony like two Japanese cups            on a high shelf – together – rim to rim                    perfect… Continue reading

It is Day 544 of the daily poems and our old friend Gorgonius disturbs us with a breezy summer ditty which skips along to the beat of your heart … Mexican wave he has eaten the last               of his bread and cheesein the shade            … Continue reading

Our poet today Dominic James promises Summer, as Springtime, light and warm, playfully lifts her sunlit skirts in ‘A kiss’, on Day 543 of the daily poems … A kiss There mingled in the mild airwood smoke and Coco Chanel,notes of mandarin a hintof Damask Rose,the label said. The black doors of a tavern,hedgerows and… Continue reading

Is this a courtship?  Can this be the jewel of love?  Jewel of India?  Certainly a takeaway, with our poet Lynn White on Day 542 of the daily poems … Sweet Heart He’d seen it glint earlierwhen a shaft of light hitthe open box.He kept watch till they left.Back now, still watchful.Turn his head this way,then… Continue reading

What do we expect on this Day 541 of the daily poems; will it be a Summer scorcher?  Depends where you are – Wivenhoe expects rain mid-day.  But our poet AndyRoo is opting for hot, hot, hot! Scorchio It’s hot, hot, hot, yes! Scorchio!as high as the heavens as temperatures go,this fearsome heat defies me… Continue reading