Andrew John : Writing

Wonderful but Weird

Wonderful but Weird

A Poem by Andrew John


I have my coffee now and sit upon a chair that gives me comfort; have TV, a roaring fire, and footstool, and myself. So perfect, I find it odd -..
Still Life

Still Life

A Poem by Andrew John


Oh, how we watch a town go by! Pieces of life wrapped against the elements, going somewhere, always going somewhere. From this upper window, my ..
An Image

An Image

A Poem by Andrew John


A photograph
A Few Senryu

A Few Senryu

A Poem by Andrew John


Collection of senryu
Outside the Crematorium

Outside the Crematorium

A Poem by Andrew John


The car that brings that boxwith requisite solemnitypurrs reverently to its gentle halt.The engine is well mannered,so quiet I hardly know it’s ..
Evergreen

Evergreen

A Poem by Andrew John


They’ve hauled me into the parlour, secure in terracotta packed with soil, to sit awhile before my ritual humiliation. Soon I will be baubled..
The Man Who Spoke in Whispers

The Man Who Spoke in Whispers

A Poem by Andrew John


A friend who died.
A Second Daughter Departs

A Second Daughter Departs

A Poem by Andrew John


(sonnet, written for a friend who lost another daughter)
Clarence the Teller of Time

Clarence the Teller of Time

A Poem by Andrew John


A phone is a companion
Dangling

Dangling

A Poem by Andrew John


There is a site just here, yes, here. Somewhere. I hover, dangle, hang about, just here. You can hold a mouse, press it just here, o..