by Steve Tanham
More Stuart inspiration… Clearly written after a second or third breakfast… The Silent Eye “Right, if we start from Midwinter…” “You’re going to have to rename all the months.” “…Not necessarily.” “Why not?” “We want to get beyond names.” “Beyond names?” “Before the months were named there was a metaphor of the year.” “And the metaphor of the year was what precisely?” “The metaphor … Read More Flash: meeting the criteria…
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine:
HOW TO BE ALONE by Tanya Davis, poet, songwriter and singer. Her style is primarily spoken word set to music. She performed in this video, which was directed by Andrea Dorfman. Andrea did the animation. She is a screenwriter as well as a director. The film was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As of this writing,…
by Steve Tanham
In response to Sue Vincent’s photo prompt – The Stairway http://scvincent.com/2016/03/25/photo-prompt-the-stairway/ (In the style of Sufi poetry) Frozen Steps —- Examine frozen Find your rhythm In the tapping of ice crystals — With your most foolish foot Slide forward the sole And feel the danger In the deadly realm where Blood and pain meet — And then — Disregard them all In … Read More Frozen Steps
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
The long stems of the periwinkle, vinca major, were used to make garlands and their Latin name comes from vincio, ‘to bind’. Periwinkles have been used medicinally for centuries, principally for its astringent qualities and to help stop bleeding. It is also used by herbalists to help diabetes. In folk medicine, an ointment of lard and…
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by Steve Tanham
Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 54 – The Tower of the Red Figures .Alexandra. There was a coffee, a rucksack and a small, red, paper person waiting for me when I arrived at Rose’s Cafe that last Monday morning. But no uncle John… The coffee was hot, so I knew he had been there. Besides, I could ‘feel’ his presence, even though … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 54 – The Tower of the Red Figures
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye There I was, happily putting a few things together to take north at the weekend… odds and sods that need adding to the things we will be packing to take to the April workshop, when I realised that this could be it… the last time I run north before the workshop… A quick calculation says that yes, it will be just … Read More The panicked and the blessed
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by Steve Tanham
Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 53 – Two Rivers .Alexandra. It was still dark, though the light from the East was streaming into the cold, blue, air. The two take-away cups of coffee looked disappointing. Not because I could already seen their contents, but because they weren’t from Rose’s cafe. “Last week we were flying over North Lancashire and now the edge of an … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 53 – Two Rivers
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Feral Words:
The Druids Bringing in the Mistletoe, by Edward Atkinson Hornel & George Henry The west of Europe used to be full of Celtic temples. In every settlement, every holy grove, every mountain top and ring of stones that held any import for the peoples of old there would have been some structure marked out as holy, a place to connect…
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Image: MyLot It is a long story, but suffice it to say that for the past year I have been trying to move to a smaller place. My current home has more bedrooms than I need. A smaller place makes sense. It is not what you’d call a big house, not if you consider that it…
by Steve Tanham
In response to Sue Vincent’s Photo Prompt. “It’s not complex, it’s just dense!” “Dense?” “Yes, dense, like ‘buried’ – way underground, but very much a part of everything!” “How’s that?” “Think of roots – can you see them?” “Well, not normally, no…except if you pull up the plant and lose the flower.” “Quite! So you wouldn’t inspect the roots that way, would you?” “No.” … Read More Darkness is woven from light
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye I was driving home; the fog had begun to lift and pale sunshine was dancing on the daffodils… so I have no idea where the thought came from. There was nothing to spark the train of thought. “I wonder if that was really her name?” In modern parlance, it was one of those OMG moments. I don’t even know where their … Read More An OMG moment
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
I loaded up his dishwasher… it isn’t mine, you see, But every Friday morning piles of dishes wait for me. The night before sees lads at play, and men who like to dine The dishes are all theirs, of course, the haute cuisine was mine. * I never had a dishwasher, I never had the space……
Sun in Gemini 
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