http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress Poems posted by the poets Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Do you want to know a secret?" he said As he laid upon his bed His frail old bones so tired now His hair all but gone from his head I smiled at him with his weathered face His hand reaching mine with such tender grace My heart wrapped in his as I searched his eyes Words ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/inspiration/ I’ve always had a thing about punk garage bands. My best friend at age six was Benji Matteucci, he had older brothers and sisters. They have American and Chilean heritage. The older siblings of Benji use to give us pocket money to run to the dairy. Most of the time it ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/the-music-lesson/ This time air-borne violence Corpses falling and falling Was Devil torching the heavens? Satan permeated, spread, prevailed, dictated Demanding more blood Just daybreak! And the sky became dark All withered! All spent! All burnt out! The red blade of Terror's dagger glinted Life's music died Nothing was saved As Black Tuesday witnessed countless bodies Exploded and exploded Can the heavens smile as usual? Can dust ever ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/lament-for-terrorist-attack/ Haiku Misty night seeps down Melancholic September Averse sky pain for the sun Haiku Green moss on wet wall The northwesterly blows rain Normal October Haiku Parasols seek shelter Courageous are umbrellas Joust November storms Haiku Festive shop windows Preen and vie for customers ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/04/five-new-haiku/ JAN OSKAR HANSEN HOMECOMING...Prose, Poetry, Senryu By a Norwegian sailor - stunning, candid reflections of a life on sea and land. Published by Cyberwit.net, 2007, ISBN 978-81-8253-121-5, First Edition, 140 pages, paperback, $15,00. HOMECOMING is the third one of a triptych of poems: End Of A Voyage, Homeward Bound, Homecoming. Hansen ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/04/review-of-my-latest-book-homecoming/ Haiku The vanishing act Summer leaves the verandah Autumn light enters Haiku Deepening shadows Fallen leaves on the terrace Time for reflections Haiku A summer has gone The breeze has a chill within Will we meet next year? http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/3-new-haiku/ Machination In my vale I hear the echo of combat, bullets targeted forward fired by lucky warriors who kill civilians who, with their chattel, obscure the long view. The right place, wrong time, blood and bodies under canvas, tears; pledge of vengeance. Death is clean and nattily dressed, sport sunglasses ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/machination/ The Room The room on the attic had a bed, a commode, bare floorboards on which dust danced as on command, light came from a loft window. The murmur I had stopped, the room waited for my next move, I looked around nothing here to bother about and closed the door. My ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/the-room/ Brides. Silk worms spewed me a suit fit for a king Wore it at a wedding where I coveted Another man’s bride The worms came, ate my fine suit, they Had found me unworthy; naked walked through the park of autumnal leaves. By daybreak I sat on a stone by ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/02/brides/ Addiction Looking out of the window, in the doctor’s waiting room, I saw his receptionist who had gone outside for a smoke, she wore black underwear under a white nylon dress which is a faux pas, but I couldn’t give a damn it was the way she inhaled filling her ... http://www.aucklandpoetry.com/wordpress/2008/09/02/addiction/