Whisky

October 8, 2015 by the optimistic pessimist

Whisky Uisge beatha Fire water Burnt sugar Deep peat Earth juice Red heat Still life Soul flame Liquid gold Barrel baked Chrystal cleared Dragon smoked Barley bairn Scots blood. © Jennifer Winterburn For National Poetry Day 2015; my two favourite things, whisky and poetry. Advertisements

Midges!

September 13, 2013 by the optimistic pessimist

Midge Near my ear High pitch hunger The stab Midge jab The tug Hey! Stop eating my blood! Little bug Of field and bog Land of cairns Rock and ferns For one so small Could it hurt at all? It hurts quite a lot That little red spot The smallest swarm Makes meals of warm […]

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Midges!