Beccy : Writing

One for the road

One for the road

A Poem by Beccy


There was a time when we loved the sun,counted those unquenchable flames as onevast illumination lying deep in the impenetrablenight; brooked no corru..
Licking at crumbs

Licking at crumbs

A Poem by Beccy


You know them well, thosetamed and well trained city pups.The dunners and yappersreplete in pinstripe and penury;the high polish of their John Lobbs,s..
Child playing in a sandbox

Child playing in a sandbox

A Poem by Beccy


so little time.
Winter warmer

Winter warmer

A Poem by Beccy


De-flea the dog, secure the shed, foul winter's beat is strumming,below the stairs in steady beatthe furnace is fierce humming.Wear sturdy socks and ..
Another day at the office

Another day at the office

A Poem by Beccy


You attend dutifully, dapper as ever,sip green tea, adorn yourself with a fancy,close to the mouth microphone; take yourturn at pontification, then no..
Aleppo

Aleppo

A Poem by Beccy


AleppoI've trod the many summersI've seen the river's run,the blackbird raking withered leaves,the trespass of the sun.I've coursed the age of innocen..
Relatively speaking

Relatively speaking

A Poem by Beccy


On the concept of perceptual relativityI know little and care even less,but this face is considerably handsomeand quite suits me; I'm bound to confess..
Dreaming of great escapes

Dreaming of great escapes

A Poem by Beccy


Watching rainbows, wondering where they go;making footprints in the early morning snow,that melts away beneath the sun's pale call,leaving no trace, n..
Memo to me

Memo to me

A Poem by Beccy


(On having left the city behind.)The evidence of my reconstruction is everywhere.Gold and diamond become little more thanpointless ornament, in the sa..
Abstractions

Abstractions

A Poem by Beccy


Of late, I have been a little distracted.My mind filled with thoughts ofwild flowers and freshly sprung grassslanting to a newly formed sun;aware in a..