Monday 27 March 2017

David Storey - d. March 27th 2017

Your words were tough 
as a throat-high tackle;
fable of the Northern man,
floodlit, frostbit,
bundled into touch,
face ground into the mud,
try-line nowhere in sight.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Colin Dexter - d. March 21st 2017

The Wagner, the crypticisms. Clever,
complex as the pint roiling on the bar.
We are not the sum of our endeavours
unless, of course, we are.

Read about Colin Dexter here


Martin McGuinness - d. March 21st 2017

Yes, journeys need a map, 
but knowing when
the one-way street’s a cul-de-sac
is not enough; then
seek the courage to divert
and not look back. 


Sunday 19 March 2017

Chuck Berry - d. March 18th 2017

The chapel bell tolls
for a riotous muse.
I heard Tchaikovsky wept
when they told him the news.
So long rhythm,
here comes the blues.

read about Chuck Berry here