Terry Collett : Writing

Cynara's Note # 37 1971.

Cynara's Note # 37 1971.

A Poem by Terry Collett


A young woman in a mental asylum
Lindsay Waited For Kersteen 1994.

Lindsay Waited For Kersteen 1994.

A Poem by Terry Collett


Lindsay lit a cigarette;she was meeting her new datein a Royal Mile cafe.They’d talked on the telephone;the girl’s voice sounded quite you..
Bill One Breakfast Time 2023

Bill One Breakfast Time 2023

A Poem by Terry Collett


He sat next to the brain dead ex-lawyer and opposite the mouthy ex-cop. The other man had died in the night, not that one would have noticed the diffe..
Kersteen One Saturday Morning 1993.

Kersteen One Saturday Morning 1993.

A Poem by Terry Collett


Kersteen was glad her mother had gone out shopping and taken her baby with her; it gave her time to throw up in the toilet without having to worry in ..
Nima One Tuesday Morning 1967.

Nima One Tuesday Morning 1967.

A Poem by Terry Collett


That was the third nursewho’d come in her roomoff of the locked ward;the last one quite rudetrying to get herto mix with the nuts,the mental cas..
Geoffrey and Coffee Morning 2024.

Geoffrey and Coffee Morning 2024.

A Poem by Terry Collett


The young barista brought Geoffrey his coffee in the cafe and to his seat by the window. She was pretty he mused as she walked away with that sway of ..
Bill and No End Game 2023

Bill and No End Game 2023

A Poem by Terry Collett


An ex-CIA agent retired and his musings.
Molly and the Shrink With a Wart 1976.

Molly and the Shrink With a Wart 1976.

A Poem by Terry Collett


The shrink had a small wart on the end of his nose, which took most of your attention away from his talking, and you wondered if he worried about it; ..
Benny Reflected 1962.

Benny Reflected 1962.

A Poem by Terry Collett


A dull sky and morning.Benny gazedfrom his bedroom window.His younger brotherwas already downstairshaving breakfast;he could hear musicfrom the radio...
Martha One Afternoon 1965.

Martha One Afternoon 1965.

A Poem by Terry Collett


A young girl as a novice nun.

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