Donald Meikle : Writing

A Note

A Note

A Poem by Donald Meikle


A note to poets yet to be No matter what their age is They've indexed me as World War Two But what's a scouser lad to do? With all those bloody ..
Yes You!

Yes You!

A Poem by Donald Meikle


So Hey out there! Yes You! You with that day to day job, that day to day life and those hidden fears of Death, Failure, Sex,or whatever (Whatevers c..
Yesterdaydaydayday

Yesterdaydaydayday

A Story by Donald Meikle


Dreams from Yester What does the world of every day need with a dreamer? Creative thinking is for the idle rich. When one is not idly rich one is..
Last Day?

Last Day?

A Story by Donald Meikle


Barney's head felt cold in the Cape Cod breeze. Maybe he should have left his hat on. After all it was only April. He looked up and down the line. ..
Text Sketch

Text Sketch

A Poem by Donald Meikle


To create a picture two or three faint lines are drawn To establish the perspective of what's yet unseen To let eyes to travel easily and harmonious..
Astride

Astride

A Poem by Donald Meikle


To sit a horse in winds of force With whiskers blowing in the face Of risking knowing it's a race Through hills and dales of clinging gorse To sav..
Spidery Time

Spidery Time

A Poem by Donald Meikle


The day to day today A skein of yet again Wrapped in thoughts of yester As I contemplate the rester And cuddle in to dream As hidden feelings fes..
A crowded dance hall

A crowded dance hall

A Poem by Donald Meikle


The difference between being on the edge of a vast open field,and walking slowly through the middle of it. Safety and daringshadow pictures wind pain..
Celtic Telt

Celtic Telt

A Poem by Donald Meikle


They sit astride their steeds Sipping honey mead Feeling clouds ride wind And fearing not their ends Poets all with feelings shown Proud of tea..
Livva and Trippa

Livva and Trippa

A Story by Donald Meikle


The old man had spent almost all day Wednesday concocting his special spaghetti sauce, chopping and crushing, stirring and tasting, and generally ..