The view has not changed, some buildings still the same, Familiar landmarks there’s that road, now what was its name? This place where I was born, where I was nursed and went to school, Soft shoes inside, teachers whistle blown meant no talking at all. Claremont Gardens was our playground, a hut, a boating pond, […]
Category: Poems
Poems by Nicholas Prosser
ALDWICK BEACH
On summer days, this beach is bathed in warm rays, whilst cold waters thrill. Sands now quite dark against light sky, expansive shade from clouds that chill, A watery sun now peers to attempt to lighten this autumn day, The tide is out, the air is crisp, along the shore is Pagham Bay.
BOGNOR PIER
Smell the scent of salt and breathe the ozone in the air Hear the cry of gulls above, in weather foul or fair The sea laps beneath it, the water crystal clear Boats, nets and lobster pots, nestled by Bognor pier. One day calm flat and shimmering from the sun Not really warm but […]
NOCTURNAL SOLITUDE
At night, all alone, solitary, are you the only human left on earth? No grin, no smile no laughter now, when airwaves no longer offer myrth. There may be many in each city, town or village where you are, But, like a desert, a virgin forest, a mountain top, we are like strangers in a […]
T0 THE REPTILE HOUSE
My Mother hated me dragging her through the reptile house. Any alternative, giant ant-eaters, creepie crawlies, even a mouse. But why not share my passion for creatures cold blooded? So clean are their habits, not one of them mudded. Like statues they posed, staring ahead at the water’s edge, Hardly a barrier between us, not […]
BEAUTIFUL RIVER
Its swirling carpet snakes effortlessly down its course. Flat and powerful, Singular and self propelled, Its surface glistens in horizontal dimension, one direction source to mouth. Shimmering, reflective mirror, bright yet dark, shadowed yet shining A new and secret world hidden beneath in its concealed depths Silent yet loud, still but fast, peaceful, colourful, alive […]
AN ENGLISHMAN IN DUBLIN
I came to a fair city, where the mists of the such close mountains lay. Warm smiles, cold Guinness and the services of the 46A. Greeted by them, both sides of their Liffy, on North and South, Its waters flowing to a proud sea, through wide and gaping mouth. A song, a dance, a joke […]
YOUR DAY
Through their doors they emerge, close neighbours offer to help, to celebrate your day. Open blue bags to reveal gazebo, numbered poles and plastic holders, on the grass they lay. Slowly erected the open marquee now fastened with tent pegs hammered firmly to ground. Furnished now, all shapes and sizes of chair and table have […]
OUR NEW PRISON
Postpone those homeland trips to Cornwall and the Isle of Wight. Foreign locations now, select accommodation and book the flight. Buy and read the guide book and swat up on all the facts, Exchange the currency, prepare a budget, don’t forget airport tax, Pack the camera or the video, remember the holiday of Mr. Bean. […]
ON THE EVE OF ISOLATION
Pull up the drawbridge, lower the portcullis and fill in the moat, Airfares increased, ferry crossings reduced, long queues to board the boat. I remember my car trip from Dublin to Belfast IKEA. Hooray I rejoiced, no visible border in this past zone of fear. Those years working in Ireland, only through the EU was […]