Was it here, that it started, my fascination for that continent and many a wild creature? Captivated by a film at the local Odeon, I was young. It was just the second feature. “Serengeti shall not die” the title”, the first of many a wildlife film I couldn’t miss. Zoo Time, Zoo Quest, The World […]
Category: Poems
Poems by Nicholas Prosser
FROM “A VALENTINE”
When all odds suggest it’s not worth fighting for, When my friendship is safe but my heart tells me more, Despite a future unknown, when prospects seem low But it’s the sound of your voice that makes my heart glow, Yet what do you think of me and how do I know? And what would […]
BEFORE EACH DAY
At this hour, before the dawn, the alarm bell is yet to ring. The dreams play tricks, those memories from the past still cling. In that brief moment, when I wake, there’s no memory not a thought. Knowledge and experience suspended, all that has been taught. All now is dark and still. No one moves. […]
CONFESSIONS OF A LUXURY
I’ve never smoked, taken drugs, not even occasional sips of alcohol would I miss. So what in this material world are my secret moments of bliss? When hot tap joins cold tap to blend the perfect mix of temperature Soft water now kissed by natural extracts of sea, minerals and juniper No longer allowed, the […]
26B
It’s over. You must leave. She asked where will you go? I’ll live in London I replied, though shocked, abandoned and feeling rather low. She doubted if I would, but I was determined to try My birthplace and roots near there, this was my reason why. From Chiswick in the west to Limehouse in the […]
FOOTSTEPS TO A SENSE OF PLACE
They came from the Rift, from the plains of East Africa, Crossed the straits of Hormuz on their trek through Arabia. They painted, made tools, they foraged and hunted for food, Past Turkey they journeyed to the Bosporus, up the River Danube, Up mountain, down valley, across ravine, through thick forest, There fought mammoth, wolf […]
NOW IT’S ALL OVER
The frenzy of buying and preparation is over Food in our belly, presents galore, now we should be in clover. Christmas cards, decorations and lights on the tree still linger. Countdown of days to normality now down to one finger One last push to wish in The New Year, pop the cork and pour the […]
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
So long we’ve dreamed, we talked but did not know Where was this place, to be on high or deep down low. But how would it happen and when would it be We don’t need much, just for us to be free To make us happy and our lives to fill Are we there at […]
THE WAR OF DESPAIR
Today I feel a cold chill in the air Which touches each paw of my skin and every hair Where’s peace gone or has that prolonged interlude come to close? Who is now to trust, who are our friends who are our foes What of elections, of democratic governance of one man one vote Peacemakers […]
FIRST EXCURSION
From my home across our road, to Claremont Gardens in one gate and out through another Down Grove Road to descend that hill, my hand clasped tightly by my mother. Perched on the landing stage, before me the long river flowed to the sea. From Harts boatyard, varnish and engine oil smells all about me […]