Mark Heathcote : Writing

What would you sing to this heron?

What would you sing to this heron?

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


What would you sing to this heron? Who can neither shudder nor dance But can spear comets with a glance How’ll she tease hope..
Forked tongues redeployed…

Forked tongues redeployed…

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


What is the need for life? Now death Is the serpent contained in your breath? The kiss of the world is a forked tongue Is it ..
Absinthe at home

Absinthe at home

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


A song...
The blues of my vernal equinox…

The blues of my vernal equinox…

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


Have I again flown to the edge of the world? Like Icarus have I winged to close to the sun? Have I reached my boiling-point and ..
Have we lingered in their attic floors?

Have we lingered in their attic floors?

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


On hearts of angels have we trod? Heavier sorrows than the weight of sod Have we lingered in their attic floors? To glimpse,..
Perpendicular

Perpendicular

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


How did that web cut a horizontal line? From washing pole to tree What pendulum of imagined thought Swung it’s self into the face o..
Forces that open a flower bud

Forces that open a flower bud

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


Forces that open a flower bud They’re found in our hearts core Emanating she is radiant love He is whispering amour, amour. Joy ..
Can strategies cause a tipping point in culture?

Can strategies cause a tipping point in culture?

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


The earth has been shaped and forged For over 4.5 billion years, there is no hurry Ice formed and shaped the valley, Plates co..
A broche of butterflies

A broche of butterflies

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


I never did notice Deaths gape advancing… Peeking at, me. Until, I was watching him. I’d seen him in the close..