Mark Heathcote : Writing

Decorum

Decorum

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


For the sake of the trees " And their sweet impossibilities To grow any bigger than the mountain! For the sake of the geese..
Back on earth death urges

Back on earth death urges

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


Death calls me like a raincoat In the sunshine I meditate Cool raindrops touch my cheek Death calls me to serrate. As the lot..
Weeping

Weeping

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


Weeping, sporadic flamesJoyous leafs turning gold Mirroring oil and water Life’s season - extolled … Stripped back to th..
Infinity

Infinity

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


Love is a union with the universe Words are bees, blest the hive That sleeps at the entrance Where; a black sun consumes sleeps. Gui..
The snow is falling...

The snow is falling...

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


The snow is falling and melting Soon I’ll sleep and meet a star That never melts or hides Soon I’ll drift on a wind That s..
I fed the stars into your mouth

I fed the stars into your mouth

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


It was I fed those stars into your mouth This is normality, isn’t it? Every fibre rushes forth forks of lightning As rain spills ov..
Japanese water chimes

Japanese water chimes

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


I notice a dip in his eyes Like some Japanese water chime His eyes were prying like mine “O what parables we share”. ..
The cog

The cog

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


So, the world is always out of focus In its Ferris wheel of strangeness It locates to the nearest cog deftly. The arrow of a swift&rs..
There shall I rest on eternities’ nap

There shall I rest on eternities’ nap

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


The night precipitates I shall sleep endless dreams I shall live"die, pupate! And, perpetuate! Velvet winged butterflies… ..
The tree brides

The tree brides

A Poem by Mark Heathcote


“Of course a tree has rings… And each a wedding band” O to be the “bride” of such a tree … To bask i..