Duncan Brown : Writing

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

A Poem by Duncan Brown


The sovereign lord of drama Cast his spell upon a page And all the world was writ In script upon a wooden stage That rose up ..
On the Death of Percy Shelley

On the Death of Percy Shelley

A Poem by Duncan Brown


His angelic soul to heaven was drawnFrom waters deep as his golden songReturning hence to where it was bornRemained in fire as his burning fleshPe..
Collective Consciousness

Collective Consciousness

A Poem by Duncan Brown


The written music of a mystical innocence Unveiled the songs of revered experience Engraved upon a world of indifference Untouched..
Judas: A Friend of us all

Judas: A Friend of us all

A Poem by Duncan Brown


Manchester Free Trade Hall The faithful heard a fateful call “Judas.” That friend of us all Faith is that what we k..
Clocking in time

Clocking in time

A Poem by Duncan Brown


Clockertime is mechanical chronology Clickering clackering on the timeline Straighteningly narrow to a thin fin..
Charisma

Charisma

A Poem by Duncan Brown


The false glimmer of charisma Casts its very leaden shadow Heavy on the light fantastic Light upon the heavy plastic Deceiving others to b..
 Boneshakin

Boneshakin

A Poem by Duncan Brown


Shake your hands to your elbows And your bones down to your feet Where empty sockets in our pockets Remind us where eyes used to see W..
Kafka’s disco danska drama

Kafka’s disco danska drama

A Poem by Duncan Brown


When Kafka got up to danska the band played desafinado for a deliciously exciting polka and a dreary two step of Vienna but h..
Saviour Sonnet

Saviour Sonnet

A Poem by Duncan Brown


The weeping folds of that woven truth Hang beautifully plain upon a saviour Scorned and scourged in purple cloth Devouring breath in luminou..
Saint Jack of Roads

Saint Jack of Roads

A Poem by Duncan Brown


Saint Jack hit the road Then the road hit Jack Tough as the road goes From Canterbury to Calvary Or New York to California It’s ..