Emotion

The shadows that we cast – Three poems in one

Adrian North / 18/09/1998

The shadows that we castOn lifeAre transient fleetingGhosts of what might have beenAnd then they changeTo what we have becomeThe […]

Poem

An ending we have in darkness

Adrian North / 02/05/1992

An ending we have in darknessAnd a beginning.’Twixt theseAn emptiness of pain.

Poem

A Homecoming

Adrian North / 13/07/1990

Suburban walls, suburban gardens,Suburban bricksConfront meA decade onSo much has changedBehind my suburban exteriorAm I as unrecognisableAs the scene before

Poem

For You

Adrian North / 12/07/1990

The radio playsGently in the backgroundOf my life.The light throws dim shadowsOnto the dreary wallsOf my room.It is so cold

Poem

Blood-Red

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

Outside man kills manOn a blood-red field beneath a blood-red sky.Inside one man kills himselfWhilst his loved ones look on.A

Poem

Darkness

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

A million more breaths to breathe, my friend,Before you die.A weary life you leadIn a shattered, scattered shell.The yearning ceased

Poem

There lies my heart

Adrian North / 27/01/1988

There where the grey mountainHolds its head against the skyThere lies my heart in joyThere where the wanton seaIts waves

Poem

Time

Adrian North / 31/12/1987

Time is no friend of mineIts hateful onward crawlInto the futureOver the ruins of the presentAway from the darkness of

Poem

Mystic Words

Adrian North / 08/02/1984

Love to find, lose to timeTime to love, lose or find?Life to live then die aloneHelp you need yet none