Beccy : Writing

Sic transit gloria hominis

Sic transit gloria hominis

A Poem by Beccy


I wrote this in the mind's eyewhilst driving in my car,so small beneath the paling sunthat seemed so very far;and as the wheels kept spinningfrom begi..
The conundrum of poetry versus passivity

The conundrum of poetry versus passivity

A Poem by Beccy


I am lost to the rhythm of the tides,beached trinkets from shipwrecks;the accidental discovery that our world had no sharp edges.I am bound by moonlig..
Moving in day, Spring 1985

Moving in day, Spring 1985

A Poem by Beccy


From a long ago memory
Self inflicted injury

Self inflicted injury

A Poem by Beccy


Old men are asleep in chairs,dreaming of tragedy,mankind's small epitomeand the moon blood red,like the Bible said;as Lemming like, we turn our eyes t..
Finals

Finals

A Poem by Beccy


Silence - Oh! That blessed state,where nervous rank and file await -in blinkered head down concentrationand soon to come deliberation,where not the sl..
The Glance.

The Glance.

A Poem by Beccy


The glance, when understood, is morethan all the words that have been said;Than all the paths upon this earththat we so briefly tread...And here was t..
In March

In March

A Poem by Beccy


Darkness slips, subservient to the dawn chorus.Cobwebs glisten celebrating first light, the freshness of dew. In the trees, birds stir, usheri..
History repeating itself, itself, itself...

History repeating itself, itself, itself...

A Poem by Beccy


I passed by a strange vexation the other day,a place with more than a dozen crossroadsand couldn't decide which way to go,then I spotted a sign that s..
At a Christmas party.

At a Christmas party.

A Poem by Beccy


A child, four years old,came up to me and told me she was a fairie.I smiled, but was unable to outshineher gap toothed little grin;or the makeshift ma..
A bag of sixpences. (Or what love is.)

A bag of sixpences. (Or what love is.)

A Poem by Beccy


My father was telling me about sixpences;(not for the first time,)and my mother was laughing,as she does."He still thinks you ought to beable to get i..