Chris Shaw : Writing

A Transient Blemish

A Transient Blemish

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(mind wanderings on a sleepless night)
Dance Steps

Dance Steps

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(funny how the mind wanders in half sleep)
Centre Stage

Centre Stage

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(thank you for the inspiration Neville)
On the Other Side of the Window Glass

On the Other Side of the Window Glass

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(sign of the times)
Flashback

Flashback

A Poem by Chris Shaw


let the dead rest, but i can notso blame it on a blackbird singingmelancholic choking on notessorrow sticks like a crumb in the throati bring you back..
Out of Ashes

Out of Ashes

A Poem by Chris Shaw


do not go to Lidiceunless your heart is strongelse it will break in piecesfor standing taller than in lifevarying in size, build and heighteighty two ..
Aftermath

Aftermath

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(With apologies to Byron as one of his poems gave me the idea)
Danny's Dawg

Danny's Dawg

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(A tale about a broke boy and his sick dog)
Silver Linings

Silver Linings

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(Sorry the stanza breaks didn't appear. Must be a gliche. This poem was written in four six line stanzas, and a final stanza of three lines)
Not For Sale

Not For Sale

A Poem by Chris Shaw


our parents dwelt amid shabby chicnessold Victorian elegance in Grantham Hallits upper floor apartment spacious with tallwindows, eyes wide open on We..