Michael Oliver : Writing

Late Autumn hybrids

Late Autumn hybrids

A Poem by Michael Oliver


short pieces written on the hoof -
Memorial

Memorial

A Poem by Michael Oliver


The bell spoke onceIn times progressA line of namesRemembering
Frost

Frost

A Poem by Michael Oliver


the first realfrost f Autumn white roofs
An attempt at a coda

An attempt at a coda

A Poem by Michael Oliver


listening to Debussy - burning incense
Sitting in the 'Merchant tea house'

Sitting in the 'Merchant tea house'

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Was in St Albans drinking Pearls of Jasmine thinking about the landscape we had passed through
To Li Po

To Li Po

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Li Po died while drunk trying to pluck the reflected moon in water
The Autumn Sonata - third movement - Scherzo

The Autumn Sonata - third movement - Scherzo

A Poem by Michael Oliver


The door opens - noise - a women's party - noiseCarriage of selfies - Asti - white phones - cheap sparklesHeimsringla Saga - the snake eats through th..
The Autumn Sonata - Second movement - Metaphor

The Autumn Sonata - Second movement - Metaphor

A Poem by Michael Oliver


Bus terminal - there mute pastel trees - medieval hauntedThe tenor sings - drunken - dischord intense - days mellowBreath - a single contentment - a o..
The  Autumn Sonata

The Autumn Sonata

A Poem by Michael Oliver


This is the first of three movements -
Claret - the  bottle re -examined

Claret - the bottle re -examined

A Poem by Michael Oliver


sat in the cinema one Saturday afternoon in a good mood - this developed over the last few weeks from that moments impetus