Tag Archives: Life

Liberation

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Jez Farmer

My words on paper fail to ease the pain As memories flow like tears on a page Mere words will never bring her back again One more lesson in the wisdom of age A deafening silence now surrounds me No … Continue reading →

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Taking Control

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jez Farmer

The truth of heart and truth of gods Whispers inside the soul Only heard when life is at odds Invisible that makes me whole Mere words cannot describe This thing the mind cannot control Echoes of truth I dare to … Continue reading →

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Disquietude

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jez Farmer

A closed heart holds the darkest secrets near Yet still its broken when love turns to pain There is no wall against truth’s deepest fear A closed heart holds the darkest secrets near Alone with words that bring no warmth … Continue reading →

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Passing Ship

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Jez Farmer

I sought the moment in her eyes while denying the turmoil inside my mind my voice coaxing her forward daring her to reach oblivion all for the precious freedom locked in the glowing aftermath of sex embraced in serenity and … Continue reading →

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Battlefield

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Jez Farmer

After the glory of a battle won The soldier stands with blood staining his hands His weary eyes gazing over the lands And the dead lay beneath the blazing sun He lowers his head, his soul gripped with pain For … Continue reading →

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Lines of Time

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Jez Farmer

Old fashioned days and turning wheels Over the hills adventures start Innocent smiles in childhood squeals Memories made for words of art. A poet’s mind lost in the past Old fashioned days and turning wheels The time of youth can … Continue reading →

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A Closed Door

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Jez Farmer

The silent tears that nobody saw cry As deep within a soul just wished to die Unspoken the words that voiced so much pain Of a heart broken again and again Self-loathing thoughts can never be said When no feelings … Continue reading →

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The Bird Flies

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Jez Farmer

We stand in line, waiting our turn as one By one we reach the ticket office door And the rain pours down where there once was sun The brollies open like never before For the show will go on no … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Philosophy

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jez Farmer

  Texte: A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images – Albert Camus A brief moment of thought caught in a book An author’s ideals that hide in the tale Dear reader, take a deeper look, just look … Continue reading →

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Trial by Rumour

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jez Farmer

Silently they gossip with nodding heads And hidden secrets appear on display While the victim stands with his soul in shreds With his thoughts torn by the all-knowing eye In the parlour of old-fashioned decay Where even the innocent can … Continue reading →

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