April Child : Writing

The Unseen Visitor

The Unseen Visitor

A Poem by April Child


"you've got snail"
Food of the Gods

Food of the Gods

A Poem by April Child


A birthday tribute
Bellyful of Snakes

Bellyful of Snakes

A Poem by April Child


Desire borne out of love
Breakfast with a Robin

Breakfast with a Robin

A Poem by April Child


I hear your words but they don’t matter to me. My dad is dying and the fact that you think I am interested in whether drugs should be l..
Secret Second Skin

Secret Second Skin

A Poem by April Child


I watch as you select a shirt and suit from your carefully ordered wardrobe, and imagine you at the office going about daily things. Who..
The Art of Making Tea

The Art of Making Tea

A Poem by April Child


Warm the pot and cup with hot water. Place tea into the pot, add freshly boiled water allow to draw. Stare wistfully out the kitchen window ..
Sitting in Coffee

Sitting in Coffee

A Poem by April Child


Sitting in bed, drinking coffee, looking at your flowers. Eating bed, drinking flowers, looking at coffee. Drinking in bed eating coffee, ..
Flotsam

Flotsam

A Poem by April Child


Memories float up from the wreckage of us and bob like flotsam in my stream of consciousness. I like to think somewhere in a parallel univ..
First Date

First Date

A Poem by April Child


My short term memory is not what it used to be I don’t remember details, such as what I had for breakfast yesterday or the name of the acto..
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

A Poem by April Child


It was just a day like any other, Monday 3rd of November. I took the train to Brighton and there, at the station, your eyes, face, mouth. Somet..