Tag Archives: death

Prologue to an unfinished, posthumous poem — a grumpy old man poem to end all grumpy old men poems!!

Posted on August 17, 2013 by @wonderfrancis
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Monologue in the Valley of the Kings — an #Egyptian mummy speaks of how he will never be found

Posted on July 22, 2013 by @wonderfrancis

Thwaite reads this poem, which he feels is one of his favourites, at the Poetry Archive here. I have hidden something in the inner chamber And sealed the lid of the sarcophagus And levered a granite boulder against the door … Continue reading →

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Dead Wood — a poem about #environmental disaster #apocalypse #oil men #eons

Posted on July 22, 2013 by @wonderfrancis

Worn down to stumps, shredded by the wind, Crushed underfoot in brittle slaty husks, The forest turned from wood to stone to dust. The rind of bark peeled off in slivers, shed Dry spores, mineral resins, scales of scrim, Scattering … Continue reading →

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Dust — poem all about #death #indestructibility #beauty #poetry #phoenix

Posted on July 22, 2013 by @wonderfrancis

Beautiful only when the light catches it Arrested yet volatile in a shaft of sun, Or under the microscope, like an ancient detritus Of snowflakes: otherwise valueless debris. The ash from my cigarette, the air from my lungs, The soles … Continue reading →

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