Mark Heathcote Poems

Hit Title Date Added
551.
Relish Every Rainbow

I've spent all my days,
My time in frantic worry
What will the future bring?
What will tomorrow bring to me?
...

552.
Saffron Bright

The evening is like a crocus in the snow
All glory and might in blinding burning flames
Wearing an evening gown of starry light
Darling, I have to rub my eyes till they bleed
...

553.
Echoes

Echoes move ongoing to more expansive goals in a choir.
Slowly, they drift away on a tide out to sea
Like milkwort seeds to another distant shore
Door to door, till a widow opens the top of the stairs
...

554.
Blowing Hot And Cold

Darling, you want to fight over a borrowed bicycle pump,
Blowing hot and cold
Tell me just where I can go.
Darling, you want another 3-minute circus bout
...

555.
I Believe There Is Nothing Worse

When her cursive tears are joined
And roll on without words
I believe there is nothing worse.
I now have faith that even morphine, opiates,
...

556.
Where My Heart Lingers Is Where You'll Be

Where my heart lingers is where you'll be
Whatever rugged coastline, that also is.
Where my soul pastures with the lamb
That is also where you'll be close to me.
...

557.
Saviour Of My Soul

In a glass of wine, we raise to you
We cup what once was refreshing dew
In a slice of oatmeal bread
We find a cloth weft of your living breath.
...

558.
Please, Only In Your Dreams

Farewell to War, a good poetry theme
I'm sure, but to be quite candid
And completely honest, how else
Will they continue to control us, the masses?
...

559.
Retirement Once On The Horizon

My eyes are dulled and tired
My hands are aching and cracked
My back is broken and bent
Lord knows I've no money to pay the rent
...

560.
At Long Last

Release me from my daily chores
I am tired of these day-to-day rigours
This daily grind, one man's labour
Is payment for another man's play hour?
...

Close
Error Success