Writing

Ode to Modern Life, Part II

A Poem by Zoe Jay

It is but a blink and a lucky roll of the dice Since our race survived the miserable ice Since we could die as quick as frail mice Since..

Ode to Autumn

A Poem by Zoe Jay

A hazy orange moon and a starless skyHeavy orange-tinted urban cloudsMove with slow, pompous presenceDictating whether we are in light, or shadowAs br..

Ode to Dust & Grit

A Poem by Zoe Jay

Just a girl, standing against a smooth, dull grey wallGrit underfoot, sharp and black and sparse, on dustTiny glimmers, born from the smooth, dull gre..

Ode to Guilt

A Poem by Zoe Jay

Tranquilise your soulSo you may grow oldIn calmed conscienceFind a way to forgetThe shame, the painRemorse and regretThe still of your duskCalls back ..