Danny Metcalfe : Writing

The Flickering Light

The Flickering Light

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


OUTSIDE A BAR, A STREET LIGHT FLICKERED. Thebar was loud andthepeople were quiet. So quiet you could hearthesecrets thathung from their lips ..
Shaped Like The Sea

Shaped Like The Sea

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


My eyes are shaped like the sea. I have no idea the reason for this. I hypnotize aquatic creatures with my sight. I must avert my eyes or they try t..
In The Theatre of Mirrors.

In The Theatre of Mirrors.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


In the theatre of Mirrors, one death leads to another and each mirror cracks like a ripple of a River. Being bashful I did not look at my ref..
Amsterdam.

Amsterdam.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


We arrived on the ferry upon waters of thirst. Waiting in line we got talking to a German Woman, who told us of Oracles and her chatter ..
When The Morning Bus Arrived

When The Morning Bus Arrived

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


The other pupils did what they were told. When the morning register was called, I was silent. My silence was enough. My name is silent, like th..
Stealing or The Ruffian.

Stealing or The Ruffian.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


I stole a heart once. I gave it back but I know I’d do it again. Anyway, I get no peace from stealing hearts and I’m in need of some peace..
The Queen of Brides

The Queen of Brides

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


My heart rang with rumours of fountain and ice, while the girls of summer, with ribbons around their wrists; butterflies in their throats, held roses ..
Naïve

Naïve

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


I wiped the astral dust from the walls and cleared my throat to applause. The skeletons dance, eyeless, hung up on their stolen hearts, like a lost st..
The Theory is.

The Theory is.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


The theory is: if you put enough monkeys on a typewriter you might get the works of Shakespeare but all you really get is 21st century poetry.
Happy The Machine.

Happy The Machine.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


Happy the machine unknown to itself, feeling destiny like smoke from a flame and as times passes so do their lives, knowing nothing..