I’m delighted once again to have picked up honours at the 2014 MATRIX Poetry Competition. This year I was runner up in Category One, open to people with a science/technology background, with my poem “Turing”.
‘I love you daddy’ Words I never thought I’d hear You whispered them softly in my ear This morning While I was between sleep and waking Thought I was dreaming Your smile was beaming At me Then you giggled As I came to my senses I tickled You fell about laughing Today the traffic Can …
Such a joy to spend precious time this morn, With you my son, my middle born. Ambling slowly along the Lagan, When all of a sudden we should happen Upon something, there high in the trees. “What’s that up in the branches Lucas?” Your wee head bobs and weaves for a jook as, In a …
Yes or no, what way will it go? For the pollsters it’s a mystery Who’ll be on the wrong side of history Remember, wherever we draw the borders On these isles we’re all sisters and brothers Here’s hoping, your eyes are open So fare thee well, decide your future No matter the outcome apply a …
There is no more honourable thing Than to hew, and shape, and build, and make To break Sweat In the pursuit of something real Tangible Tactile Something that will heal Our modern ills and lethargy Brought about by the tools That make us fools Rather than freeing our time To find Ourselves We slouch and …