M J Hutton : Writing

Streets we once walked

Streets we once walked

A Poem by M J Hutton


The leaves are falling From the trees, They are reluctant, Like soldiers returning To the front – They fall on a landscape And will neve..
The girl from Madeira

The girl from Madeira

A Poem by M J Hutton


Stella, The bird I was seeing, And not, The fine Belgium lager, Was starting, To do my head in – Yep, Stella, My muse of the moment M..
My escape and embarassment

My escape and embarassment

A Poem by M J Hutton


I’ve discovered books, But – I can’t tell me mates – Orwell, Lorca and Sillitoe, But, I can’t tell my mates &ndas..
The rivers are silent tonight

The rivers are silent tonight

A Poem by M J Hutton


The Thames is silent tonight As if in mourning At the passing Of our once perfect Romance – The rivers are silent tonight. The Avon is..
Incoming storm

Incoming storm

A Poem by M J Hutton


The distant storm gathers momentum, Chiding the pale white sunset into Feeble submission – Sitting potently on the town’s skyline, ..
Well out of order

Well out of order

A Poem by M J Hutton


He had a million answers To a thousand questions Christ, he could talk – And every time you’d mention A subject, He’d have an..
Am I going round in circles

Am I going round in circles

A Poem by M J Hutton


I woke from a hang over of Immense magnitude, And my head Was a kilo of jelly, I trod delicately to the kitchen, And reached for the kettle, ..
Death of another friend

Death of another friend

A Poem by M J Hutton


The stillness of the city Takes me by surprise, I climb the rank stairwell To the top of the block, Step out onto the tarmac roof And peer acro..
A day down the park

A day down the park

A Poem by M J Hutton


The trees and roses sway In unison from the song of The wind, lisping its rhyme Through the stems and leaves – Traffic from the evenin..
Rumour's from a town square

Rumour\'s from a town square

A Poem by M J Hutton


Slumber….. Ancient primitive sensations Of memory foreplay. Dwindling then dwelling Freely falling Running coarsely. From the vertebrat..