Chris Shaw : Writing

Scars and Stars

Scars and Stars

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(In memory of Nicky, Karen, Sally, Pat and Cathy who left behind young children)
I don't know why the blackbird sings.

I don't know why the blackbird sings.

A Poem by Chris Shaw


I don't know why the blackbird sings,though I am grateful that he bringsto me a tuneful melody.At dawn he greets me with a song,while perched upon the..
Forget me not

Forget me not

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Beth:s Dad died when she was 10months old.
Close Up and Personal

Close Up and Personal

A Poem by Chris Shaw


How he loved to visit, stamping his heavy feet on the doormat of my page. Dissecting each line, a picky stickler for beat, particular with punct..
Evoking the Cologne

Evoking the Cologne

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Dad's dressing gown remained exactly where he last placed it, on a shiny brass hook on his bedroom door, where it stayed in its navy blue s..
Early Bird

Early Bird

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(one from the archives, out for an airing)
International Space Station

International Space Station

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(forever in awe, watching from ground and imagining from within, looking out)
Daydreams Of A Harmless Kind

Daydreams Of A Harmless Kind

A Poem by Chris Shaw


A lily pad has broken freefrom all her friends and familyand left behind a safe retreatof sheltered waters, clear and deep.I see the dangers for this ..
Out Of Nowhere

Out Of Nowhere

A Poem by Chris Shaw


cobalt pre-dawn sky alive with acrobatics seagulls terrorise
April Races

April Races

A Poem by Chris Shaw


momentum gathers white horses in a stampede crash sea defences