victoria : Writing

Immersed

Immersed

A Poem by victoria


Battered by deluge Burdened 'neath swellings bruise-blue Dirty rain clouds bloomed
Geezer

Geezer

A Poem by victoria


Geezer He walked the cool breeze of his satisfied sighs. Arms set in open embrace, toes turned to 10 to 2, swaggering the shoulder blade shuffle...
Soft love

Soft love

A Poem by victoria


Close your eyes with your hands nanny. Open! Beaming, chuffed breasted his hands full of plastic toast and cake, peas and a drink, drunk in m..
Wrung out

Wrung out

A Poem by victoria


Bill's gait, a left-over from trench foot spoke of a silent stoic that tried to walk tall, looking pained as a pencil sharpened by a knife. He cu..
And I knew with something like insight that I had felt it all just the same.

And I knew with something like insight that I had ..

A Poem by victoria


In fine form or foul I had loved him and today across this street that swallowed the quiet moments that followed he stood in the greasy light of..
Oh My Baby Girl

Oh My Baby Girl

A Poem by victoria


Unexpected,she appearedin an uneasy gaittop heavyin agitated silencewe atethen walkedsometimes marchingin drum-beat rhythmto the tantrum of thoughtsth..
Palermo Street

Palermo Street

A Poem by victoria


We lived where thefactories frayedin a horizon of terraceswhere among three generationsI steeped in patternsof twitching lipsand silent looks between ..
Dinner date.

Dinner date.

A Poem by victoria


Where eyes green hazel spoke a language of fun and upper arms did fill my lungs with deep breath in and a slow dispel that each broughtheart ..
Seasonal get togethers

Seasonal get togethers

A Poem by victoria


And what of that, that we cannot let go into the footfalls of our histories when we are no longer able to walk; carrying an age before our time, w..
Thoughtless Pluckers

Thoughtless Pluckers

A Poem by victoria


And the weak lemon sunshine withdrew as if shamed by the gesture, a toss of head so minute he might have missed it but for her woe, fa..