Ben Jones : Writing

The Hopeless One

The Hopeless One

A Poem by Ben Jones


The light seems dirty, second handYet scores his eye with a purple brandWith no more ears to fall uponUnheard is the voice of the hopeless oneCertaint..
HMS Randalls

HMS Randalls

A Poem by Ben Jones


On the deck of the HMS Randalls Were sorry array of antiques They would amble about in their sandals To a chorus of ominous creaks The cra..
Nonsense, Really

Nonsense, Really

A Poem by Ben Jones


Twenty years ago today I met a man at sea Though I was standing on the dock Aboard a boat was he With he on sea And me on land I fou..
Pollen Season

Pollen Season

A Poem by Ben Jones


I see the flowers watching meIn the corner of my eyeAnd I know they turn to follow meAs I warily pass them byThey seem to pop up everywhereI’m i..
Lamentable

Lamentable

A Poem by Ben Jones


I feel I might be missingThere’s a shadow in my placeI’m told he looks a bit like meBut hollow where his heart should beJust follow him, i..
The Night I Did

The Night I Did

A Poem by Ben Jones


When I first made the night, I did The moonlight sloshed in jars I pulled the blackness overhead And pinned it there with stars I spilled ..