Bill Grimke-Drayton : Writing

POOR LAW

POOR LAW

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


I wrote this after watching a TV documentary on the Indian city of Calcutta / Kolkata.
PLANTATION

PLANTATION

A Story by Bill Grimke-Drayton


The domestic scene at the plantation house is for ever turned upside down - in the aftermath of war and in the tragedy of shattered lives.
THEN AND NOW

THEN AND NOW

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


The contrast between a life of falsehood and one where love breathes in freedom.
THE LIGHT OF LIFE

THE LIGHT OF LIFE

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


A description of the beginning of life, energized by and because of love.
LOVE'S SONG

LOVE'S SONG

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


An out-pouring of thankfulness of love as a new day of relationship dawns.
ENTRAPMENT

ENTRAPMENT

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


This is a description of infatuation, where there is no happy ending.
BRIEF ENCOUNTER

BRIEF ENCOUNTER

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


You may remember that there was a film of that title, produced way back in 1946, in different days to ours!
GIVING UP, GIVING IN AND GIVING

GIVING UP, GIVING IN AND GIVING

A Story by Bill Grimke-Drayton


A person who has reached the end of the road and is prepared to end a pointless existence, but is literally pulled away from it and given a second cha..
SERENDIPITY

SERENDIPITY

A Story by Bill Grimke-Drayton


Short and to the point, anticipating an unfortunate outcome for one of the protagonists.
LOVE, OUTLAWED

LOVE, OUTLAWED

A Poem by Bill Grimke-Drayton


There are countries, where love is restricted and put in a box, and if you cannot love like that, then you are condemned. The police are not there to ..