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The Isolate

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

Aloof you stand, aloof, alone High moral ground you make your throne, So sacrosanct as one to be Despoiled by pride's hypocrisy. Above the..

Easy Easter Club

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

Easter is with usThe end of summer days,The heat, the sun, the summer funThe languid lazy ways.Road gangs are laying asphalt,The smell of melting tarA..

"God's Amber"

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

"God's Amber"byMarshal GebbieAn ode to my long and satisfying relationship with the product of Portugal’s Douro Valley.Golden amber, smokey smoo..

Swinging Door

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

White face at the window paneEyes of slate, grey blue,Gazing out at frozen worldIntent on thoughts of you.Body wasted by diseasefuture days unsureBut ..

Sweetlip's thought

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

Meanderings of maudlin whit Out beyond the thoughts that hit, On matters vital and profound, Which cause progression’s surge to ground..

"Failings"

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

Hark now brothers, surely youWill have been to where I’ve trod,Out toward the far extremeOf reason, near the face of God?Surely you have venture..

The Greek Bailout

A Story by Marshal Gebbie

It is a slow day in a little Greek Village. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everyb..

Time's frantic Rush

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

A gossamer extravagance More valuable than gold But substance less as ether Impossible to hold. This is all the time we have Ev..

"The Warrant"

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

"The Warrant"byMarshal GebbieI Warrant that thy lack of careIs bound within a hard restraint,Bound within thy calloused fistTo disavow convention&rsqu..

"Sweet Pea"

A Poem by Marshal Gebbie

Farewell to our darling Veronica With affection, she I call “Sweet Pea” The lady’s smile, I always see When she waltze..