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Friends

Surrounded by smiles And the sweet gurns of brilliance It’s hard not to fly. Poetry.net… more →

Dunstan Carter - Poetry

Friends

dunstancarter wrote 1 week ago: Surrounded by smiles And the sweet gurns of brilliance It’s hard not to fly. Poetry.net … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Friends, Haiku, happiness, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry

A Fine Bromance — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 2 weeks ago: Oh really, really? This is clearly just my time to fall, It’s not the first And it won’t be the last … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Bromance, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog, poetry examples

Waxworks

dunstancarter wrote 2 weeks ago: Her mouth Tasted of Shoe shops And cheap Cocktails, He was Nothing but Sun ripened Hair mousse And b … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Celebrity, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog, poetry examples

Nature's Mistakes

dunstancarter wrote 3 weeks ago: Like a winter tree Straining for the sky, Looking for signs Of a returning sun. You are days From br … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, manchester culture, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog, poetry examples

The Puppet Drunk

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: They said he was misunderstood, Neglected and bruised, A warrior falling through cracks in the pavem … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog, poetry examples, Suburbia

Someone Else's Graffiti — 2 comments

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: She had a face like a photo-fit Or the kind you’d find on beer mats, A grimace from a court sk … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, DARK POETRY, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, Poems, poetry-blog

Weekend Cottage — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: He’s electrified By dust cells, Stirring porridge By your side. Poetry.net … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Little poems, love poem, love poetry, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry

They Chattered Hatred

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: They chattered hatred, It wasn’t paranoia, You could smell it in their hair, Burnt toffee and … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Contemporary Poetry, Free poetry, hatred, manchester culture, manchester poet, modern poetry

A Sadness Resigned — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: I saw your eyes whispering Sad-hearted lullabies, Their heavy lids fluttering A makeshift release, Y … more →

Tags: Poetry, British Poet, British poetry, Free poetry, loss poems, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog

Autumn

dunstancarter wrote 1 month ago: We wrote it on walls And the weather erased us Autumn was ruined Poetry.net … more →

Tags: Poetry, autumn, British Poet, British poetry, Haiku, manchester poet, modern poetry, 'New' Poetry, poetry-blog

Sing — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 2 months ago: When it’s clear you’re the second choice And the night is a quiet as a distant moon dyin … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, British Poet, poetry examples

When the Vampires Cry Back

dunstancarter wrote 2 months ago: It’s a deafening scream When the vampires cry back, Their faces turned youthful As their sour … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, British Poet, Vampires

After Hours

dunstancarter wrote 2 months ago: The shadows play tricks, All moon sprayed chameleons And desperate darks, They set things on fire An … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, Contemporary Poetry, poetry-blog, modern poetry, Lost love, Shadows

September Sun — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 2 months ago: It’s the strangest of tortures, Staring at lovers With a small bag of popcorn And a terrorist … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, surreal poems, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, British Poet

At the Wake — 1 comment

dunstancarter wrote 2 months ago: I opened my heart To a young nurse from Nice As I topped up her drinks And sank into her eyes, They … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, British Poet, funeral poem

Occupied Territories

dunstancarter wrote 3 months ago: Nothing more Than circumstance, A blackberry In a gooseberry bush, Lost in Occupied territories, Ste … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, Contemporary Poetry, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, British Poet

Goodbye

dunstancarter wrote 3 months ago: Closed eyes and sunsets The violence in silence As heads slowly turn Poetry.net … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, poetry examples, Haiku

I am the Woods

dunstancarter wrote 3 months ago: I am the woods, The light that dances Through trees, The leaves hunting for sun, The rustle of birds … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, rural poem, poetry examples

Her Beauty Perplexed — 3 comments

dunstancarter wrote 3 months ago: Her beauty perplexed, Like heavy hale in July Or top hats half perched, A smile chapped with rust, D … more →

Tags: Poetry, British poetry, 'New' Poetry, manchester poet, poetry-blog, modern poetry, UK poet, Beauty, poetry examples


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