101 wasted words

"A Roman said it in 2 words; someone else in 3: seize the day! We know it, yet still run out of ti..."

We have tonight, my lover said, To write a poem A poem to write Without a wasted word? said I Said I, said I, said I * Precisely so, my lover said,  A hundred words And one besides 'Tis not...

Lost Chord

"A poem of love and loss with a musical theme"

Lost Chord Chord Listen to the notes Played by the rain Our love, sweet music In each other’s arms we layHer silken curves remind Of the rhythmic melody Our escalating touch plays out Heart pounding symphoniesMovement, grace, serenity A moonlight...

You pierced my soul and invaded my heart.I can't get you out of my head. Words spoken to you long agoYet as true today as then. But its been so long since I've heard your voice, Since you told me...

Can you?

"A short poem"

Can you feel it inside, this heat and this flame?Can you tell what it is? Can you speak its name?Will you put up your guard to keep it at bay?Endlessly fighting the inevitable away?Does my intensity frighten? Is my ardour...

Cane and Abyll

"Lila seeks an affair and gets more than she bargained for"

“Bradley just left,” I whisper cautiously into the phone and then return the receiver to its base. As quickly as my legs could carry me, I run into the shower and wash my husband’s scent from my body – inside...

Sandie’s First Swing

"Two families on their first holiday together find an unexpected way to spend their last night away"

Sandie’s First SwingCopyright Jenny Gently 2012 This is the story of a first and only ‘wife swapping’ evening, as told to me by a good friend. Let’s call her Sandie. I have changed names and places but I suppose, if by...