http://slow.writerscafe.org/OneAmongstMany The original writings of author OneAmongstMany en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776007185 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 One Exhausted Moment on WingsThat’s how I left herWith one last glance back to adore herThen out into winterWhere the white-frosted leaves crunched underfootAnd the air seemed to shine, clear of all mistAs I thought of her lookHow my life was leading to thisTo a shake of the head and a shake o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2151784/ RedA forest fire without the smokeBeauty of heat without the horrorNo troubling pyre or anguished cries.A crimson flash and all the restThe curling twines that lie aroundAnd bring the light into your eyes.They would say it’s all a dreamMy golden studded, freckle-spottedGold-ring laden glass of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2141904/ Greenwood and MeandersAh! mid-August and the sunshineWhere the rain plays interludeAnd kindled spirits flame by starry sky.The greenwood pathway is our VeniceA setting rich for thoughtful wonderThe ageing summer sliding idly by. Down along the creeping river’s courseA hazy clearing bends .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2131430/ In Blackening LightNow is the age of ambiguity The times to come aren’t ours to see.So let these minds struggle and sway In blackening light And blackening skies.An unreachable future a world away Angel-like upon the mind’s horizon.Once the optimistic visionary‘.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2129781/ To The LandFarewell to the land, said G.There the pages bled for meAs I glanced up into the gloomThe cityscape surrounding theeAway you went to live, to beCollapsed like ruins to the seaTowers and walls came crumblingI was the wave that battered theeYou were the whole world, it seemed to meA blue ey.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2115333/ Full Moon RiseI heard there was a full moon risingSo out we went the two of usTo the briar-lined stoney paths That trip you up as you move in the duskUp by the deep mountain lakeThere lucid and wild by the marshThe water has stood the test of timeTo complement our holding hands in its glacial artWe .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2109281/ RavagedMind weak and heavyCorrupted and bent by the highs we loatheBut love at the same timeA silhouette of a sane mindContrast the light searing the conscienceBurning hot like coalAs they’re taking their tollRough edges and bloodied eyes nowWill he ever calm down?The bliss that follows the br.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2058716/ Happy HauntsHere we are, the well-wishersWrapped in flaws, with the dogs begging from us.I remember the time lost to the bare roomsAnd the awful blue walls which made up our ballroomThe way things were were over far too soonWaves roared like they tend to.After all, minds bent and triggeredRed lights.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2038075/ Displayed Upon The SunDisplayed upon the sunThis falsified fulfillment An unseen dusk drifts on and on and into nightThe clink and clatter lasts all eveningRaise a glass now with your heart clenched.All the allure of the worldOnce a stretched arm away from meThe warming sands of distant shores now b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2034644/ And If The Lights DimAnd if the lights dimWon’t the room grow smaller?Our eyes will dilateOur minds will raceWe’ll look at each other with new wonderAnd if the lights dimWon’t times be simpler dear friend?The croon of nightly starlingThe moon and all its shining Only washing waves .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2034185/ My final poem. Enjoy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/2000661/ Passing By The SeaMay this journey last foreverWith vibrant lives and eyes through sunny weatherBeside me a heart as full as mineLet our minds wander into one another’sIn the pleasant chaos we enjoyWhere laughter fills the stuffy spaceAnd outside the passing meadowsWhere time moves slowly by &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1960649/ The Coldest WinterFace to face with the coldest winterMy feet were always frozen anywayStanding still, afraid to moveIn case my heart would betray me.And now these nights are dark and longI’ll watch the pale frost form silentlyUpon the black, wiry limbs of treesAnd deeper still inside of me.In.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1959292/ The HilltopTake a walk to the top, let the forest surroundHear the birds in the trees, let their sweet songs resoundBreathe the air to your lungs, let all good swirl aroundThere is life and love on the hilltopWith a song on your lips, watch the crackle and sparkWith your hand in a hand, cease fearin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1949325/ Burning Love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1948308/ This HavenFeel and see the peaceful, ceaseless mizzle Lending a soft grey haze to the green.Walk the winding path with lining briarsThrow a lonely stone back to the stream.Feel this misty air on reddening cheeksSmell wildflowers; dream honeysuckle dreams.I will show this haven to you someday.Travel .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1939998/ Last FallLast FallHe’s full of hope, of hype - high on lifeThe sun on his back, a breeze blowing distant kitesHe’s living the words that his father once taught himA spring in his step like it’s not even autumn.Last FallHe lives in an an age where the outward definesAnd higher power.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1938442/ Levitating Anything and everythingIs that what you see? Gazing into clear dark skies.Look at the fiery lifeThrough the scopes and eyes of mindsSo gigantic and so tiny all at once. We move so fast Through the greatest everythingPerpetuating, accelerating, levitatingOh, how exhilarating! &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1933056/ Tattoo Coursing through tender vein and fleshThe outer mark of inner turmoilThis is the blackness that we entertain. Fluxing waves of green and blue and blackA forever sign of faith or failureCradle the soul into sad, sad panging. Rushing, gushing, the man-made life bloodThis fitting .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1929986/ The Outside Lights 1Turn off the outside lights, I was always told.I usually did, the flick of a switch and then black.Suddenly, everything real would disappear And those sheep and cattle grazing in the nearby fieldsLooked and saw the gaping expanse of nothing.Was there anything there at all? T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1927522/ Cold, Dead Eyes Wandering through the sticky streetsGrey skies and stifling cloudA million stories never knownConcealed within the crowd. They would never share those talesEach wears his faux disguiseThere’s fear and love within them allBehind those cold, dead eyes. They reveal .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1924827/ One Day Peering into the unknownAnything can exist. I see green fields and a freshwater streamFlowing through the long reeds and grassWhich line its course,Flowing like the living fever that runs through us Turning the mundane into the awe-inspired. I see lazy Sundays and lazy every d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1923414/ Beautiful On Fire There, where all of earth’s beauty is withered and gaspingAnd smoke and fear cloud the minds, inside and out.Where is there to turn?You hear a noiseAnd spin around in a flashBut there is nothing there. ‘The skyline was beautiful on fire’ There, in t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1923117/ Existing To LiveThis is a place to only existGreat concrete and glass all leering.Hot and sticky, the cracking tarmacSmothers the life which dwelt beneath.Listen to the voices of nameless beingsAll someone to someone, but not to the masses -A single spark in the collective bonfire.They burn, burn ag.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1921795/ Into A Dream Breathless beauty, flying highInto a dream, into the sky;The atmosphere.Laughs and giggles, golden daysThe fitting score of hearts ablaze;In summer time.Gleaming lakes and branches fineThese effervescent horizon minds;A bird sings.Dark and shadowed silhouettesEvaporating past regrets;Ou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1920909/ Raindrops In The NightWhat a reminder of lifeThose raindrops falling loudly in the nightWhen lying alone in the quiet and blackThey reinforce the earth’s perpetual motion - Life goes on when all around seems dark and still.Tiny and insignificant one by oneBut collectively they are a mighty for.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1920119/ Once ImaginedIn a perfect summer once imaginedThere we areFresh air breezes through the half open windowA violent tangle of hair and laughterWeaving through the winding road aheadRare golden warmth of freezing sandsWhen we arriveGazing out upon the stretching blue expanseCascades and crashes of dist.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1918856/ All For EverythingEven though the end may be nearNever feel this was for nothing.The human comedy demands our devotionAnd rarely pays it backBut that is no cause to despairOr raise your flailing fists to the dying nightFor we live through feelingAnd through experience, good or bad.Yes, I said the en.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1907985/ SoldierAt that time he was a battle-born soldierFighting back his own tears as he consoled herProviding that eye-drying warm shoulderThings are gonna be okay, so he told herA true shining light to every beholder.He was a hope igniter, a freedom fighterLiving life as if life had never been brighterMa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1907677/ DriftingFloat onInto tomorrowFor there our paths may cross.Breathe onThrough the echoesFor life’s not lived through loss.Drift onInto glorious summerAnd there our names emboss.For our collective light must not be lost. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1905542/ Sweet IronySuch sweet irony;That when blackness surroundsI see your face the clearest.But it is not just your face I seeFor when I gaze into the pervading darknessI see the host of bright, possible futuresMade so very real by the absence of everything. Look deeper stillAnd there the past unfolds bef.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1905062/ Into UnknownEmbark, they cried,Let not fear nor false promisesInhibit your lust for freedom.Let us cast off our shacklesAt the expense of whomever;For tomorrow belongs to us.Disregard, they implied,Or stated bluntly in some cases,For who has greater need than we?Let us plough the fertile fieldAnd up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1904830/ Nineteen YearsThis will always be homeWhere the trees loom and the long grassTickles your legs in the summer time.This is where the birds sing and the sheepAre to be heard across the green fields,Such is the peace and silence of home.At night the stars stretch out to eternityAll awash in milky white.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1903660/ In The Green and GlowIn the green and glow of summerFew places match my ownThe bluebells dance in an idle breezeSun beats upon the stoneThe birds they sing a melodyA rich melodic tuneThe trees dance to that very chorusEntranced by the starling’s croonIn the evening an orange hueCasts down upon.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1903231/ Depart, Beat OnIt never unfolds how you envisageNot reallyAn ideal departure leaves both parties satisfiedAnd not this lingering unfulfillment.Does she feel it also?There is no way of knowingSuch is the nature of parting ways.You had mapped it out so perfectlyThe things you’d sayThe things you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1902859/ The Faraway What I saw was radiant beautyOf smooth and perfect golden sandsThat colour would change in times of sunsetTo a humble pink, almost too ashamed to be adoredIts surface reflected the changing lightYet its fair refinement grew in spiteWhat I saw were icy lakesAnd how I longed to break their.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1902374/ Of LeavesSome leaves are truly beautiful When in their fresh and greenest phaseOthers are yet more alluringWhen brown and red in autumn hazeSome leaves are constant and unchangingThey stand unyielding all the whileYet even in their sturdy formThey’re plucked obtusely in revileSome leaves wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1901350/ The GlowYou once saw a glow And your eyes would yearn for it As you entered any room.It was a soft glow-Not harsh or blinding It held a comforting familiarity Like the song you had heardIn a moment so perfect.You long to feel this glow To have it spread its warmth In the deepest reaches of your bein.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OneAmongstMany/1782896/