by Ivory Web | Jan 16, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
DIVINATIONHer wings, massive and muscular, spread above me, blocking the sun and leaving me in her shadow. A single feather, once-white and downy, sinks through her shade. I trace its fall and it’s gone. Bearing the weight of the world, she hefts the...
by Ivory Web | Jan 15, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
The Lions Den The apartment is inhabited by two man-eaters. The two big cats stalk and bring there kills home to lick off the first layer of skin, then they feed. Usually 6 to 8 weeks and they've stripped the male carcasses down to the bone and dump the...
by Ivory Web | Jan 14, 2011 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
Here's a collection of shorter pieces to ease us all gently into the weekend…Quite early one morning‘Y’ Tumblehalf past tena black and whitewaitresshaiku’s the menu‘black pudding, mushrooms or tomato’as shepherd alcoholicswarn of...
by Ivory Web | Jan 13, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Pipistrelle He had forgotten how to walk,the child they found roostingupside down in the cave depths,cauled in silence and darkness,arms folded across his chest. For years he had gleaned beetlesfrom the chamber floor, snaffledmoths and mosquitoes in...
by Ivory Web | Jan 12, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
My Life as a Dog.At first I preferred the ones that sprung out whenI lifted lids. The bright flashbulbs of wildgarlic; the fairground ride of engine oil.Opening the gate to a gardenfull of roses was like stepping insidea warm shower. There are still times when...
