by Ivory Web | Nov 30, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
PoemsMatt Ryan told me to write a poemHe said that it was to be written and turned in by Sunday night –Emailed to his real email And put in an attachment Single spaced, all poems are written single spacedHe said it was to be three pages longLet’s be real Matt...
by Ivory Web | Nov 29, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
New GrowthOne trims his toe-nailsAnother gathers up the cuttingsPlants them in the patch of groundBehind the shedSomeone now supervisesOrganises a rotaAnd watches outFor an earth moment.A signpost spouts upThere’s now a field of toe-nailsSturdy enough to be reaped And...
by Ivory Web | Nov 28, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
The Empty ChairDust gathers in unexpected spaces,in the groove left by the impatient drumming of your fingers,waiting for nothing to happen, again.Dust gathers in the silence of the open door,never to be filled by your presence,the library that stored your...
by Ivory Web | Nov 28, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
MOMENT The street. Morning. Potential. A bird lands on the fuchsia bush. A black cat strolls. A man is knocking at the red door...
by Ivory Web | Nov 27, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Surviving You should get your hair cut, mother, it doesn’t suit your face like that. They’re right, I know, but I have seen my skull riding on my neck bold and bald as a moon. When the first faint fleece grew back I threw away...
