Phil Roberts : Writing

GOTHIC (Repost)

GOTHIC (Repost)

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Come here and listen to meThere are ugly deep shadowsWhere things could be leeringSnarling and hungryHeavy and threateningDamned in the wriggling damp..
HOME ALONG THE CANAL (Repost)

HOME ALONG THE CANAL (Repost)

A Poem by Phil Roberts


he wind shuffles the long grassAnd the broad green reedsShifting and rattlingBy the rippling black waterChuckling water fowl splashSwans and cygnets h..
THE LEGEND OF PEDRO

THE LEGEND OF PEDRO

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I have been mayor here for many yearsDo they call me Pedro the Mayor?They do notI have built half this village with my bare handsDo they call me Pedro..
LULLABYE

LULLABYE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


They lie warm togetherIn the afterglow of torrid loveHer head on his chest, he says"Sing me to sleep, my love"So she hums and croonsA tune he does not..
DINOSAUR

DINOSAUR

A Poem by Phil Roberts


It has to be said thatI've always thrived in divesAnd stumbled in polite societyYou see, I tend to talk too muchAnd laugh in all the wrong placesThese..
MANIC

MANIC

A Poem by Phil Roberts


A development of a poem previously called "here I go"
IN THE NORTH WE SAY.......

IN THE NORTH WE SAY.......

A Poem by Phil Roberts


If something needs to be saidDon't let it stagnate in your headDon't chew your lips or bite your tongueJust sing it out 'till your song is sungIt may ..
GYPSY DANCING

GYPSY DANCING

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I have moved to a different drumWith odd and peculiar rhythmsDancing awkwardly through lifeOn my two flat clumsy feetIt is not the way I choseTo step ..
BAD MOOD

BAD MOOD

A Poem by Phil Roberts


My mood is foul and I'm feeling vileI curse anyone that I see smileIt's after noon and I can't wake yetThe rain has stopped but the air's still wetThe..
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I stare into the distanceAnd see nothingOnly the pictures behind my eyesImages of faces and placesPeople and towns I'll never see againWhy revisit the..