Chris Shaw : Writing

If

If

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(If only there was a choice to alleviate the suffering at the end of life. Written for my Mum) One from the archives.
Did You Ever?

Did You Ever?

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Scientific facts here folks.
Condemned

Condemned

A Poem by Chris Shaw


You who decapitate flowers, new in bloom, still gay after torture, brutalised, broken and bleeding, pleading for a quick death, hand out all ..
For Fun

For Fun

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Pellets from an air rifle penetrated a swan's neck while she incubated a clutch of eggs. She was found bleeding on ground close to her deserted ..
A Ritual Butchering

A Ritual Butchering

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Faroe Islands, annual killing of beached whales and dolphins.
Wish List

Wish List

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(one from the archives and written after viewing a travel photograph)
Spring Fever

Spring Fever

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(one from the archives)
Dethroned

Dethroned

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(country or sea, or maybe both)
Love's Legacy

Love's Legacy

A Poem by Chris Shaw


How fleeting is the comet's flarewhich trails ablaze through dark night sky?How swiftly moves our time on earthbefore we part with sad goodbyes?And in..
Sharps In May

Sharps In May

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(folklore and all that)