Terry Collett : Writing

The Greenhills.

The Greenhills.

A Poem by Terry Collett


He ate like a child. She watched him, tried not to stare too much, he lifted the spoon, but food fell down into the bowl, he seemed aware, but merely ..
Eddie a Watcher 1948.

Eddie a Watcher 1948.

A Poem by Terry Collett


The man stood on the platform of the underground station, his finger moving along the underground map on the wall. Eddie kept his distance, kept his e..
Lily and Sanity 1961.

Lily and Sanity 1961.

A Poem by Terry Collett


She tasted the sandwich,the bread and the contents,that slight bitterness,that tang that remainedlong after having eaten.The mug of teaof boiled tea d..
Cynara's Note #  38 1972.

Cynara's Note # 38 1972.

A Poem by Terry Collett


The first day of the new year today, but it was just as awful as last year. Same old locked ward, same old nurses, same quack. I ate the so-called spe..
Molly and Her Other Self 1976.

Molly and Her Other Self 1976.

A Poem by Terry Collett


A murderer and mentally disabled woman and the shrink 1976
Sophia and Benny One Morning 1969

Sophia and Benny One Morning 1969

A Poem by Terry Collett


Sophia had no interest in philosophyand none about Marx.she loved sex and thatwas her yardstickregarding lifeand a sidelineafter work.She followed mea..
Geoffrey One May Morning 2022.

Geoffrey One May Morning 2022.

A Poem by Terry Collett


an ex-MI5 spy enjoys retirement
Benny Visiting Jenny 1956.

Benny Visiting Jenny 1956.

A Poem by Terry Collett


Jenny wasn’t home, she was out shopping for her grandmother, so her grandmother said to come in and wait. I sat on a settee in her sitting room ..
Bill One Friday 2024.

Bill One Friday 2024.

A Poem by Terry Collett


an ex-CIA agent retired in the UK
Nima One Wednesday 1967

Nima One Wednesday 1967

A Poem by Terry Collett


You hoped the nurses kept out of your room their messages from the shrink about her mixing with the crazies. Your parents had paid for the private roo..

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