Michael Oliver : Writing

Easter again Easter

Easter again Easter

A Poem by Michael Oliver


And a radiant id Moons annual dogma Bright tangents the sky Summoning a rite In open eyed hiding The green man..
The world afloat

The world afloat

A Poem by Michael Oliver


The world afloat Incarnate - God eats soil While a normal mum " looks And infinity finds Stark in the open mouth Our s..
Three clumsy Haiku

Three clumsy Haiku

A Poem by Michael Oliver


I opened the door The spider was awoken In the running - sorrow The moment alive A wren punctuates a branch And wet white droplets..
The falling leaf

The falling leaf

A Poem by Michael Oliver


No points of erudition this smooth falling No point of the progress to articulate Even a green spiral of given thought Belies the time the sp..
The Lost Suns

The Lost Suns

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Wondering why films of setting suns had such a hold on my emotions
Coffee Shops no.2

Coffee Shops no.2

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Absorbed in his island - hand held A round table - a solo quest The daily news of silent signals There be dragons beyond the coffee ..
On coffee shops No. 1

On coffee shops No. 1

A Poem by Michael Oliver


The head turns - the space burrowed Black eyes wedged in the eye corner Across the bridge of annoyed connection The critical look of int..
Judgement Day

Judgement Day

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Swung -turn- glared - into a seat Happen so - glance and hormone utterancedReason gone - no encoding or ignoringA deadpan turmoil of tranced fancyA ba..
Cat

Cat

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Waiting for a friend to come yesterday morning there was a cat sitting in the long grass at the bottom of my garden in the fine rain