Chris Shaw : Writing

Tilted to Red

Tilted to Red

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(Someone’s misfortune)
Conversations

Conversations

A Poem by Chris Shaw


look at how the vast sky is rose tinted this morning as noisy seagulls wing their greedy way to land on old cobbled stones on a harbour’..
Felt

Felt

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(A recent dream while suffering from COVID)
Destitution c1900

Destitution c1900

A Poem by Chris Shaw


there they are captured in sepia shades outside a closed front door a young mother evicted from a damp terraced slum a toddler in her arms a..
Shade

Shade

A Poem by Chris Shaw


the sunlight in my garden blinked and switched off cold what happened to those leaves of birch that flaunted all that gold cast they are in sh..
Holding On

Holding On

A Poem by Chris Shaw


an august birthday finds auntie out of this world within a communal lounge in the company of other wanderers and sleepers comfy with cushio..
Inside Out and Upside Down

Inside Out and Upside Down

A Poem by Chris Shaw


o solo mio musical notes drift through mists that play at peek a boo on the English riviera as sail boats with their tall proud masts s..
Veils

Veils

A Poem by Chris Shaw


be careful where you place your trust like dust it falls on solemn ground you think you’ve nurtured friends and then you find that the..
Unwavering

Unwavering

A Poem by Chris Shaw


at times I hear her calling where the foam of tides is lapping where the seagulls hover daily where my thoughts go gently sailing to that blac..
Cold Tea/Warm Heart

Cold Tea/Warm Heart

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Political , but you travel wherever you want to go