Michael Oliver : Writing

Musing in sixteen lines

Musing in sixteen lines

A Poem by Michael Oliver


A memory filtered by 45 years
Notes from a Midsummer

Notes from a Midsummer

A Poem by Michael Oliver


I went to St. Albans our local cathedral city on midsummer's day - these are some observations of events that occured to me while there.
Observations

Observations

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Ideas , notes from life , idle thoughts
Arcadia

Arcadia

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Was watching a programme that included footage of the oracle at Delphi got me thinking about my own time and the number of redundant churches that now..
Haiku exercises

Haiku exercises

A Poem by Michael Oliver


just practicepeices from every day life
On Holding

On Holding

A Poem by Michael Oliver


An oeservation the other day the use of the word 'like ' as some form of punctuation and the way these days we all seem to hold things phones cards et..
The Rook

The Rook

A Poem by Michael Oliver


A short group of connected verses
Group Portrait No 2

Group Portrait No 2

A Poem by Michael Oliver


D’ya know what I mean Michael That rasp of her raw mind Circumstance bound in a single orbit Tenacious the mantra -&l..
Group Portrait No 1

Group Portrait No 1

A Poem by Michael Oliver


If it is black it’s Kev A ‘Hello Fella’ from a bench Or squatting on a low wall The ‘drink out’ coffee ..
The Green Osiris

The Green Osiris

A Poem by Michael Oliver


A definition of a space As sunlight on floodwater Discovers in its own sparkle A rerun of poignancy Three score and ni..