http://slow.writerscafe.org/alternative_be The original writings of author alternative_be en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775997141 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 As I was watching the news last night, for some reason or other I had to think of the people praying in the church in Sutherland Springs. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1974839/ Today I need big wordsPlease, give me big words,Because my day is not black, Nor is it whiteMost of the time, It tends to be grayWait, I do not even mean just grayFor there is pitch black, magpie black and charcoal blackLike there are snow white, eggshell white and dirty whiteT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1766576/ Poem for the poet laureate of a big city, because every city needs a conscience. Dutch spoken. Subtitles in Dutch and English avail http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1721361/ Good MorningI amwriting the lightIn pink,orange and greenBlue isnowhere to be seenI amwriting the sunBeing bornFrom the dark Of night http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1496540/ Poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1266714/ The oldbalding treeIs sheddingits last hairsThinhairline threadsLeavinglacelike leavesAninvisible web Tangled inits fate Please letme die in dignityLeaving notrace other thanThinhairline threadsLeavinglacelike leavesAninvisib.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1234018/ Final Poem in a Set of Three http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1229707/ Second Poem in a Set of Three http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1229704/ First of 3 Poems http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/1229701/ Poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/775993/ Poem written, donated for and published in the 'Hearts for Haiti' fundraiser anthology published by Danielle Pierre and Timothy Pina. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/573288/ Each beginning leads to an end and each end leads to a new beginning... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/553808/ About writers' block ... Not about websites, neither eating disorders http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/473668/ Another translation from my 'teenage files' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/440661/ Another translation of a poem I wrote at the age of 15 ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/440318/ English translation of my Dutch original ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/440298/ Dutch poet Simon Vinkenoog died July 12th... He is the "Old Poet" in my poem with the same name. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/433065/ Acrostic stream of consciousness ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/424105/  Misanthropic Exploring my messed up misanthropic mindFilled witch cluttered Self fulfilling propheciesThe cat dragged inMittens looking for kittensAstray from the once Well kept path to a wishing wellHidden under a long lost stoneKilled the butterflies in my stomach.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/398899/ Just describing my current state of mind http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/387836/ Poem about a controversial British society figure, now terminally ill and being attacked twice at her death bed... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/387456/ We're moving house ... We've got the distinct feeling our little house resents us leaving ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/378532/ A rant about prejudice and racism http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/375850/ Short poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/374374/ Entry for the picture this contest Based on 'Leda and the Swan' for those who appreciate Greek Mythology http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/367504/  Twenty years … Free spiritedPole position poetry3,2,1,Pens at the readySteady go Pens pluckingInk flowingBlue streamWords floatingSentences travelling  A lifetime’s journeyChapters constructingBooks on a shelveWaiting on a reader.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/367376/ Experimenting http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/367375/  Mirror Shiny white carpetFull moon reflecting Little girl expectingSunset LightShadows reflecting Familiar facesIn Snow White Winter reflectingThe year past Happened too fastWhite fades to grey Reflecting onA blur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/367374/  Frosty period featuresSnowy flakes falling from the skiesSilent carpet unfolding Frosty feline footstepsLeaving silent velvet marksSilent trail unfolding Frosty daily itineraryFerocious feline pawnsFeaturing the silent killer Silent drama unfoldingVio.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/367373/ Ode to WritersCafe http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/361064/ Written after cleaning old skirting boards ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/358348/ Inspired by Ayurvedic teachings http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/353885/ Entry for the 100 words challenge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/346074/ I'm sure one poem a day will keep the doctor away! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/344042/ Entry for the Humbug Contest ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/343670/ Recollections from my youth. Please read my notes before reviewing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/336692/ My first poem in weeks, though I have like 10 other possible projects tucked away in my mind... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/335677/ (The couple�s reflections, being called Leopold and Victorine) (Leopold II ruled as patriarch over Belgium, at the time Queen Victoria was ruling �Brittania�) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/322684/ Petit Bourgeois(Inspired by Linton Kwesi Johnson)(Dedicated to my great grandmother whose marriage was arranged, according to the custom in the late 19th century.)  Just over a hundred years agoMy great grandfather spoke FrenchTo a gorgeous intell.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/322451/ (Dedicated to my great grandmother whose marriage was arranged, according to the custom in the late 19th century.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/321412/ Experimental poem, using multiple languages http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/316604/ Translation in Flemish/Dutch of My Terra Terra Incognita as promised to Orlando Furioso http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/315753/ Tribute to my professor of old English literature, mr. Denis J. Conlon Phd, who apparently is still active in the academic field because I found some links to his academic writings ...I hope he likes the way he is remembered. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/315396/ Final version of the Group's letter to be sent out to Charles Konsor about 'Missing Gifts and other Features' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/315009/ Inspired by the growing violence in our big cities... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/311154/ My first impressions (as a child) while I saw my mother writing ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/310049/ Biography by somebody who just has to write ... Chapters will be added soon! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/308868/ Poem written for the WC friends contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/307341/ Ranting about a real situation happening to my dad in the early '70's http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/306443/ Something has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's... but it is not human! Can you guess who/what lost its memory? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alternative_be/304553/