Mark : Writing

Old Soldier

Old Soldier

A Poem by Mark


This is my first Villanelle, a format I discarded a decade ago, as the repeated lines made the read seem almost trite; I may have to reconsider!
Refreshed

Refreshed

A Poem by Mark


The Reluctant Sisterhood

The Reluctant Sisterhood

A Poem by Mark


Written some ten years ago, for an earlier friend, and thought it might be of use to a current friend!
FEAR

FEAR

A Poem by Mark


This is a kind of dark counterpoint to "To An Un-met Love", wherein I expressed my conviction that my She was out there somewhere. Here, I bemoan a pr..
THEY

THEY

A Poem by Mark


...for Helena's latest contest, with a twist...
Catalogged

Catalogged

A Poem by Mark


I've never been accused of being a cat person...except there was this one....Anyway, Haiku seemed to fit with the inscrutable nature of cats, this o..
Watcher

Watcher

A Poem by Mark


For Alberts new Ten-word contest, a new form called "The Wave Waltz". Nineteen lines, forming five peaks of 2,3,4,3 and 2 syllables (1,2,1,2,3,2,1,2,3..
P***y Prelude

P***y Prelude

A Poem by Mark


Okay, so I was in this really weird mood yesterday...So, sue me!
Five Minutes In Hell

Five Minutes In Hell

A Poem by Mark


I rarely write specifically for a contest, but this one intrigued me...AND I realized I'd never processed my feelings about the b***h that turned my..
My Frantasy

My Frantasy

A Poem by Mark


A hopeful prologue to a story that, alas, ended badly...For her; I moved on, with a hatful of beautiful memoeries, to a grander life and wife that i c..