on my way home this night
in the fright of aged forgetfulness

a box of books marked 'free'
parked outside a Salvation Army op shop
caught my eye

there in the midst of a collection of
medieval junk lay New Zealand's 'Landfall'
issue 216

this is the supposed highest order
of intellectual poets/writers in pursuit
of pretty things to say wreathed in obscurisms

reading the contents by a street lamp
reminded me of distant insights of my childhood

here within its pages a coterie of self deceiving… Continue

§ Dear Poets and Readers,

Welcome to the October~December 2008 issue of Poetry Life & Times.


Christopher Barnes, Richard James, Tendai R Mwanaka,
Amparo Arrospide, Don McIver and M. Dillon Edwards are Featured Poets.§


§ This issue we introduce two new contributors to PLT, Don McIver and M. Dillon Edwards, as well as new recents Tendai R Mwanaka and Chistopher Barnes, our long time contributor & editor of Ancient Heart, Richard v… Continue

In the flow of summer
In an early morning sun-glow
In a field of corn heavy in ripening
Out of my body I became everything
I only had to think the ears of corn I became
I became the lark's song I was the
Melody in the running brook
The green in the standing trees
The wave in the bounding sea
I was a oneness never forgotten
To be begotten of everything
The total sum of all that is
A moment in time of no time
The sublime point of Nirvana? perhaps
Never has it repeated itself
It was
I was.........p… Continue

We can never outrun the wind papa.
If I eat the sun,the clouds,the moon the stars
And drink the oceans will I be a forever day?
What is the color of water papa?
When it rains is God having a shower or is he crying
Why does a dog talk with its tail
How many sleeps do I have to have before I ten
How long is the sky
What is an adult and how do I know me
Why when its dark do we close our eyes
Where do words come from when we talk
How are you my mum and dad..........
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jeff geddes

This issue is dedicated to the people of Xaouen, Rif, Morocco.

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