Phil Roberts : Writing

HERE I GO

HERE I GO

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Look at meLook at meI'm scared into flamesAnd I feel there ought to be a joke round hereSomewhereHold onto meHold onto meI'm flying into spaceAnd I ca..
SEA AND SUN

SEA AND SUN

A Poem by Phil Roberts


The setting sun still blazesA white hot discIt's final defiant raysShaped and shiftedBy the softly sailing layers of cloudAnd feathers and threads of ..
ROGER'S BLUES

ROGER'S BLUES

A Poem by Phil Roberts


The senseless energy of confusionWith nothing left to tryToo restless to sleepAnd too tired to cryWhat can he say?What words can he use?What does she ..
CONTAINERS AND CONTENTS

CONTAINERS AND CONTENTS

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Was formerly FURTHER SILENT DIALOGUE. A poem about communication (or lack of it) with my sons when they were in their teenage years.
TODAY

TODAY

A Poem by Phil Roberts


When you awakenKiss the sunlightAnd wish the morning good dayBecause you never knowThis could be the dayThat changes your life By Phil Roberts
LATE NIGHT SURVIVOR

LATE NIGHT SURVIVOR

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Was previously PSYCHODRAMA
A NAME IN THE NIGHT

A NAME IN THE NIGHT

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I sit here looking through my windowAt the early morning mist and mizzleMy mind is still sluggish and half dreamingDrifting through memories and image..
JAGGED CRESCENTS

JAGGED CRESCENTS

A Poem by Phil Roberts


He was mesmerized and she was scandalizedShe was vexed and he perplexedSomehowSomething happened thenIn warm climates or somewhereIf he offers a chang..
ENOUGH

ENOUGH

A Poem by Phil Roberts


It's been a long long roadThat I've been travellingAnd it's a heavy loadThat I've been carryingNow the nights grow longAnd the days become colderSo te..
GROWTH

GROWTH

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I felt this primal urgeThis trance-like instinctTo set things rightIn case I have to leaveMove on, so to speakSoI took my jaundiced eyeAnd rolled it f..