Chris Shaw : Writing

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)
Full Circle

Full Circle

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(one from the archives)
Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes

A Poem by Chris Shaw


In my Dad's memory for his birthday.
Off The Beaten Track

Off The Beaten Track

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Crepuscular, come shafts of dazzling lightwhich filter streams of gold through island's trees.Whose conversation shy, somewhat politeis whispered on t..
Scrambled In The Heat

Scrambled In The Heat

A Poem by Chris Shaw


one from the archives
Capsized At Sea

Capsized At Sea

A Poem by Chris Shaw


one from the archives, but still remains topical
Without Conditions

Without Conditions

A Poem by Chris Shaw


I love you most for your imperfectionsand even more for those major flaws.I can hold them like a spring bouquetthat you gave to me in early May,wilted..
Where the Loddon Lily Grows

Where the Loddon Lily Grows

A Poem by Chris Shaw


I have laid him to restwhere the Loddon lily grows,I have laid him to restwhere the winter winds will blowI have laid him to restwhere no one else sha..
Poppies For Sale

Poppies For Sale

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(The painting still has the old label, Society of Women Artists, Westminster Gallery, London SW14 9NH. Poppies, watercolour £150 on the reverse)..