Category Archives: Poetry

52 week poetry

Posted on 06/06/2014 by skylarkingzooby

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Boy From Brazil

Posted on 22/10/2012 by skylarkingzooby

 Recently I have been working telling passing strangers stories from my life as part of a larger piece of art in London. Sometimes these stories spark conversations with these strangers. This is one such conversation. There are many like it. … Continue reading →

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#poem: Cucumbered

Posted on 03/10/2012 by skylarkingzooby

I wish I could live without the burden of my fears. To talk unencumbered by facts that scare Just truths. To paint the story, To trust the course of colour As it journeys to its ending. This is a poem … Continue reading →

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[poem] They Came On Bicycles

Posted on 21/04/2012 by skylarkingzooby

I thought I would start recording my poems in order that I would get better at reading them and delivering them. I must have written this about 2 years ago now, coming up to 3 years ago, about something my … Continue reading →

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[poem] Refraction (After Tracey Rowledge’s “Surface”

Posted on 28/01/2012 by skylarkingzooby

Refraction (thank you Tracey Rowledge and Jerwood Space) Staring at the refraction of myself Deciphering its message, All the shimmering blackness Shines! Headfirst into its Murk, tumbling in space, Floating tarpits Surround. I search For clarity. I am Drowning in … Continue reading →

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[poem] Mixed Media On Paper

Posted on 06/01/2012 by skylarkingzooby

A slow wash. Controlled, taking its time like a tide. Almost unseen but not unnoticed. The burgundy cloud creeps down the paper silently until dry ridges gather pools Swirling in witch’s brews. What spell cast made this painting? What line, … Continue reading →

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[poem] Hatboxes On The Underground

Posted on 01/08/2011 by skylarkingzooby

Hatboxes On The Underground I’m carrying hatboxes on the underground Surrounded by women in summer frocks Wondering what’s in them: Floral delights or structured wonders? Who for and why two? Who are the lucky women going to don These hats … Continue reading →

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[poem] Dancing

Posted on 13/07/2011 by skylarkingzooby

I dreamt last night that I was dancing, Not in a club but on a stage. And maybe I was good or maybe I was bad, But I was dancing on a stage With a bright light that lit the … Continue reading →

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[poem] Moon, Stars, Sea, Sand, Blue.

Posted on 10/07/2011 by skylarkingzooby

Moon, Stars, Sea, Sand, Blue It is under the moon and stars It is in the deep blue Where this pearl reveals itself: You have found your heart, You have found your soulmate And everyone can see the specialness. At … Continue reading →

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[poem] Boy On The Train

Posted on 13/06/2011 by skylarkingzooby

The boy with the world on his shoulders, Bore-holes for eyes Tired cotton trousers grip strong legs Feet that have been through hell, Lifted to let a bent mother pass With her pram, bumping into the central pole behind her, … Continue reading →

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