Sel Whiteley : Writing

Golden Moment, Dublin (redraft)

Golden Moment, Dublin (redraft)

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


In a Dublin moment more precious than stones inlaid in engagement rings, a daughter’s French polished nails tap H. M. Samuels window, ..
Talent in Teacups

Talent in Teacups

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


This is a poem about my favourite uncle. Someone who above all taught me a love of music and that everyone has hidden gifts. He is infinitely kind, al..
Uneducated

Uneducated

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


The mature studenthas soft, almost German blonde hair, butan English accent I imagine as laced with mauve plums and brandy. He keeps fli..
His Fatal Ashes

His Fatal Ashes

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


This poem is an old one. I was reminded of it by two poems one mentioned building the other tuberculosis. As an old poem, it is quite weak and any sug..
My Inspiritation

My Inspiritation

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


I wake, half-drunk, where I wake, half drunk, where those first sparrows warble into early spring. My best friend presses ice-cool..
'One Love'

\'One Love\'

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


Ten horrific years wormed into our minds like nightmares – slaughter, sentences, sacrifice – but always there was music. Wicklow, lat..
A Children's Charity Worker

A Children\'s Charity Worker

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


That old boss, boy-sized in adulthood, started out an orphan of neglect, an eight-year-old nomad who strolled Blackpool ’s nightmare-..
The Neon Years

The Neon Years

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


How often Iwakefrom these cold night sweats tothink I see you, a ghost, not yet dead, watching TV as dazzling as you were in those neon years, ..
The Swan

The Swan

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


THE SWAN I recall us, preteen dreamers beneath a pub sign,'The Swan' spelt out in gilt letters, our hands full with cider pints, downed o..
An Artist's Room

An Artist's Room

A Poem by Sel Whiteley


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