Category Archives: People

Lankan Hill Country

Lankan Hill Country On a mat a peon prays. Bus windows clatter. Almost onomatopoeia. On her lap a child lays. Deep set eyes fearful. Journey to find her son a cure. Dusty, proud a picker’s trade. Plastic sacks contrast. Bright … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Life & Obervations, People, Poem, Sri Lanka, Travel | 2 Comments

Unbearable Lightness

Unbearable Lightness He waits… and waits… then like buses 2 arrive oh and a third. The wait is over and the unbearable lightness becomes lighter. By David Bugg (April 2011)

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Pre-justice

Pre-justice Gold watch, Pink tie, Shoes gleam like owner. You decide, already. A man, imprisoned, guilty without trial. Cell block Y. Categorised. By David Bugg (2012)

Posted in 2012, by David Bugg, Life & Obervations, People, Poem | 1 Comment

Futile? Vanity.

Futile? Vanity. Quadriceps burn, like chilli oil injected, and veins pulse. Grey muscles, ache like legs ever pounding psycho marathons but no finish. Just dotted lines, re-written targets, over shoulder, then empty. Only forward makes sense, at least to us, … Continue reading

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The Girl Looks

The Girl Looks The girl has the look, as if she knows she has it, she looks inward, wears a social shield, amor chinks pierced solely by well sharpened swords, from professional gamesmen. Else, the fool is fooled again? Perhaps. … Continue reading

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Likened to Mud

Likened to Mud I stick to mud You stick to me Lichen to tree Like sphagnum Clings upon A stone Set deep Into a bog. By David Bugg (2009)

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Alike

Alike Brown suede – gold ring – blue jeans, alike, content, it seems, of rust – lichen – of cloud, of city life, it dreams, sleep-walks-on and on through life. By David Bugg (2009)

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Photo Poem: “Departure Loungers”

“Departure Loungers” The purple flannel suit drew my eye, “shall I buy a coca cola?” American, of course, thought I, dry as brut, my throat’s relief, A man, alone, nursing Heineken from cans. A place of big spaces travellers wait … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, Airport, by David Bugg, People, Poem, Smart Phones, Technology, Travel | Leave a comment

Coat by Vicki Feaver (1943-)

I have decided to add some poems I enjoy to this blog site to show you some real artists at work.  I hope it is clear enough that they are not by me! Here’s one I came across in 2010 … Continue reading

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Photo Poem: “Think of Everybody”

Think of Everybody Think of everyone, body you know, seen, heard imagine everybody. A grain of sand, a living desert for every body, soul imagine everybody. What you do now, they did then, make life, move, love, imagine everybody. By … Continue reading

Posted in 2009, by David Bugg, People, Poem, Population | 1 Comment