by Ivory Web | Jul 14, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
The Rain That FallsI’m drenched, but she’s holding up well. The beach is jumping with splashes, more lively than the sea with its waves pulled back to a whispering line. Today she’s going to be washed away by raindrops. Identical twins they called us, Alana and...
by Ivory Web | Jul 13, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
DancingNothing has dulled my feel for earth,its stern gravity-pull,its cushion of dark.Neighbours in the flat belowhear my feet tappingwhile the rest of the house sleeps.When I dance in daylight, boards creak:samba, tango, waltz.I have acres and acres to dance...
by Ivory Web | Jul 12, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Relinquishing BerlinFor MonikaPicture the woman on the station platform,wind pasting woollen coat to her legs;at her feet a small checked suitcase. The train she waits for will take herback to Berlin and into a futurethat could once have happened:her name known all...
by Ivory Web | Jul 10, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Two poems today by Tom Kelly – both come from his new collection Somewhere in Heaven published by Red Squirrel Press…Private IntentionI watch the candle gutter to a nothing.By now she’s home, he lies upstairs,coughing louder when she returns.His bed’s a...
by Ivory Web | Jul 8, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
The Last Sleepless NightTick tock the clock marks the hours wasted in trying to drift, catching sheep, fall asleep. Tick tock my mind won't let go of the things you said; you left me alone in my bed. Tick tock I creep through the house to find you sleeping curled...
by Ivory Web | Jul 7, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Noonon the washing linemy neighbour's brapink as hands,small cups holdingtheir begging bowlup to the sun.* Angela Readman secretly writes prose. Her poetry book Strip is now available from Salt Publishing. Her stories are in a big pile under the bed asking her to...
