Bill Grimke-Drayton : Writing

FOUR LAST SONGS - RICHARD STRAUSS

FOUR LAST SONGS - RICHARD STRAUSS

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


Memories of a broken relationship, ended for ever, come back briefly to cause pain. This piece of music held a special place.
AFTER "THE DANISH GIRL" MOVIE

AFTER "THE DANISH GIRL" MOVIE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


The movie is a dramatic interpretation of the struggle of someone, knowing they have been born in the wrong body - in this case, male to female.
GOD SHINES OUT

GOD SHINES OUT

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


The agnostic's hopeless search for meaning in an apparently meaningless universe. The temptation to reject belief in the divine is very great.
THE CABIN

THE CABIN

A Story by Bill Grimke-Drayton


A whimsical tale which is very seasonal!
THE ROCK OF LOVE

THE ROCK OF LOVE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


Dedicated to Kim.
SOARING UPWARD

SOARING UPWARD

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


Flying high brings release from the earth of old life
UNREASONABLE DISTANCE

UNREASONABLE DISTANCE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


For lovers living apart separated by thousands of miles is agony, especially they do not know when they will see each other again.
FIRST LOVE

FIRST LOVE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


The dynamics of adolescent love, manipulated and controlled!
CORE VULNERABILITY

CORE VULNERABILITY

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


I met a man, who described himself as bisexual. Here are words he connected to himself. Divorced. Had counselling. In prison. Demons. Screaming inside..
TRAVESTY OF LIFE

TRAVESTY OF LIFE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


Protracted elements of darkening day consume frailty in a small, static form of body, unrecognizable someone for me or you, light devours us in hospit..