Mark : Writing

Old Soldier

Old Soldier

A Poem by Mark


This is my first Villanelle, a format I discarded a decade ago, as the repeated lines made the read seem almost trite; I may have to reconsider!
Refreshed

Refreshed

A Poem by Mark


I drop my claw into the spine of the silvery mouse And aim his yellow tooth skyward, Bringing it to rest upon the square where live the two arrows. ..
The Reluctant Sisterhood

The Reluctant Sisterhood

A Poem by Mark


Written some ten years ago, for an earlier friend, and thought it might be of use to a current friend!
FEAR

FEAR

A Poem by Mark


This is a kind of dark counterpoint to "To An Un-met Love", wherein I expressed my conviction that my She was out there somewhere. Here, I bemoan a pr..
THEY

THEY

A Poem by Mark


...for Helena's latest contest, with a twist...
Catalogged

Catalogged

A Poem by Mark


I've never been accused of being a cat person...except there was this one....Anyway, Haiku seemed to fit with the inscrutable nature of cats, this o..
Watcher

Watcher

A Poem by Mark


For Alberts new Ten-word contest, a new form called "The Wave Waltz". Nineteen lines, forming five peaks of 2,3,4,3 and 2 syllables (1,2,1,2,3,2,1,2,3..
P***y Prelude

P***y Prelude

A Poem by Mark


Okay, so I was in this really weird mood yesterday...So, sue me!
Five Minutes In Hell

Five Minutes In Hell

A Poem by Mark


I rarely write specifically for a contest, but this one intrigued me...AND I realized I'd never processed my feelings about the b***h that turned my..
My Frantasy

My Frantasy

A Poem by Mark


A hopeful prologue to a story that, alas, ended badly...For her; I moved on, with a hatful of beautiful memoeries, to a grander life and wife that i c..