Neville : Writing

The Skin on the Drum

The Skin on the Drum

A Poem by Neville


The Skin on the Drum I heard the skin on the drum Has been worn paper thin By your persistently lusting And your longin..
Eulogy

Eulogy

A Poem by Neville


My Dad's the handsome young man sitting on the nose of a Hurricane in the top left of picture!
Variation on a Theme

Variation on a Theme

A Poem by Neville


Variation on a Theme Welcome to your very own decay You look older than you did Even yesterday Tired and bruised Loun..
SAD

SAD

A Poem by Neville


SAD Why so sad My little one? The laughter lines Have all but gone I promise You need never be Alone again ..
Predictability

Predictability

A Poem by Neville


PredictabilityYou are so damned Predictable and boringAre the words Most feared by any loverSo remember Those of us that try toDecide o..
Gramp

Gramp

A Poem by Neville


GRAMP The old man was quite content To let his young grandson Pull and to twist the silver hair Between the pearl buttons Of his t..
Compassion

Compassion

A Poem by Neville


Compassion In a moment of unparalleled compassion I walked boldly over to the window And opened my hand Releasing the mosq..
Stuck

Stuck

A Poem by Neville


Stuck I am stuck Stuck here Like one of those Now extinct blue butterflies I distinctly recall Pinned Through t..
    The Night You Misplaced Your Nightclothes

The Night You Misplaced Your Nightclothes

A Poem by Neville


The Night You Misplaced Your Nightclothes The night You misplaced All your Night clothes You stepped ..
These Words

These Words

A Poem by Neville


THESE WORDS I would never be contented If these words were bound in leather And only ever exercised By potential debutantes ..