Poetry

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Minus the Higher Power

Emptiness consumes … Its hunger sated briefly With the ch-ching of purchase: High-end luxury goods That break the budget; Low-end 'buys' that Saturate life.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Lyrics composed for music video LIFE SONG (A VISION SPLENDID)

An Australian, Christine M Knight uses the British spelling and grammar system. SPOKEN For years, I worked from nine to five, Lived life and made my choices blind. Friends say: life's got possibility, But my life's on hold; it's stationary. I know about struggle and groundhog days. I need to move on to a different phase. I’ll make the most of my life (I've been given) And not let others cloud my vision.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

A Working Mother

With her eye on the evening clock And thirty minutes until dinner time, She paused to survey the home scene: Kettle refilled and switched on; Kids doing homework; Washing under way in the laundry; Meat under the grill and vegetables in the microwave; Table still to be set; Life’s daily litter covering the living area, again.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Life Song (A Vision Splendid)

SPOKEN: For years, I worked from nine to five, Lived life and made my choices blind. Friends say: life's got possibility, But mine's on hold; it's stationary. I know about struggle and groundhog days. I'm ready to move on to a different phase. I'll make the most of the life I'm given And not let others cloud my vision.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

The Changing Tide

Pelicans hold their place on the changing tide Indifferent apparently to its rise and fall. In foul weather, they find refuge Inland on the river

Monday, April 22, 2013

Pedestrian

Walking … Life at human speed Liberated from Internet connected lives. Walking …

Monday, April 22, 2013

German Mark

In clumps, they make a stand at Bonn station - Eastern Goths of the modern day: Bodies pierced, Hair recut in the style of the barbarian,

Monday, April 22, 2013

The Chatter of the Loom

Saccharine sweet ladies -insincere smiles, dulcet tones, iced innuendo, weave their destruction from teacup disturbances.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Seasoned

Growing up in Australia, I saw, but didn't 'see', the seasonal changes, The effects of temperature and light, The landscape palette: Summer's orange wash, Winter's mauve hues.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Fair Winds and Following Seas

Do not stay anchored in the blinding night. Unload the cargo that brought you to this dock. Get out the maps and chart your course. Cast off the tethers that hold you fast; They have served their purpose