Danny Metcalfe : Writing

Youth in Exile.

Youth in Exile.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


Ageless kiss.Her lips in the sand.Hurrah! Hurrah!The honesty of blood!O let it be that our torment be remembered and true knowledge be heard. Godpromi..
The Rites of Magicus.

The Rites of Magicus.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


Magicus On an unnamed wing among the eve of stars, a lyre harks (with innocence and love) the flattery of strings that sink and rise i..
A Rainbow Appears.

A Rainbow Appears.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


The days were long with shapes.Coming to an end in consciousness, withholding its form.Wild pilgrims take shape, in the millions! Eternal divide. Retu..
The Ant and the Queen Bee.

The Ant and the Queen Bee.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


THE ANT travelled through the green grass with a grin, hopping and skipping, playing his violin. He played with skill, beauty and poise, ..
Wigs.

Wigs.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


Joseph lost all his hair and so joined the bald heads society. He met Natasha who was also bald. They fell in love so deeply their hair b..
The Change of the Seasons.

The Change of the Seasons.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


ISAAC GRIFFIN WAS TALKING TO STRANGERS who he would never see again, and who hid their omens in their pockets and held fate in their hands. They were ..
Honest Pure Disgust.

Honest Pure Disgust.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


I SPENT THE EVENING LISTENING TO BEETHOVEN, Stravinsky, Grieg and the film scores of John Williams, while reading Schopenhauer, passages from..
The Second Waltz by Shostakovich.

The Second Waltz by Shostakovich.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe


The hotel was rat infested. Dead rats lay in the corridors of the hotel; their eyes vacant like a pool full of cigarettes. The hotel manager shot them..
City of Heroes.

City of Heroes.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


The city is named after a long lost hero, whose name nobody can remember. The buildings are marvellous and tall, and inside young mothers give birth..
The Apocryphal.

The Apocryphal.

A Poem by Danny Metcalfe


On the high horse of hymns I sing stretched by the remains of the colossal odds, praised by the roots of the sun and the pulse of earth vibrating in l..