Goldfish
Goldfish in never-ending blue Silver mirror through which we will know Dream of love and meet anew Perception comes and all will flow
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David Sunderland
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Nostalgia
Yesterday the waves I rode wistfully composed a sentimental ode Seizing the day was too much effort planning a pain my lazy soul did...
David Sunderland
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
The end
The end of the pier Is not the end of the road, or the light going out, or the grave or ashes. You can continue in the wilderness on...
David Sunderland
- Jul 17, 2020
- 1 min
When
When do you let it go Or employ it with a flourish The past it shapes you, now and in times to come When do you come to a stop Or push...
David Sunderland
- Jan 1, 2020
- 1 min
The Fruit Bowl
How sad, it seemed That morning new When reaching in Among fruits few Picking out the orange soft White and grey, the mould aloft Then...
David Sunderland
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
New York Blog 4: Hollywood
Stars on the ground all around Up the boulevard On the hill, looking down, white totemic characters stand in the breeze well beyond a...
David Sunderland
- Jun 13, 2019
- 1 min
New York Blog 2: Oversize Apple
How we build Legal frameworks to take ownership Of new land from people already there How we search The desire for something new...
David Sunderland
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
Imperfections
When fear turns to exhilaration My imperfections to strength When restlessness yields solutions And boredom gives birth to imagination...
David Sunderland
- Sep 22, 2018
- 1 min
Pop
And then the pressure suddenly lifts as all walls seem to melt away, the transparent horizon stretches as the path behind makes sudden...
David Sunderland
- Jan 28, 2017
- 1 min
On being a meringue
Last year I became a meringue Like a thunderclap it happened, in the street One morning, doing everyday business Thoughts wandering And I...
David Sunderland
- Jun 20, 2016
- 2 min
Taming the Bull
Written just before the Brexit vote 1. White bulls have moved the lovely lady Taking her for a ride until she’s quite stir crazy This...
David Sunderland
- Jun 21, 2000
- 1 min
Midsummer
Doubting in the midsummer of my days Sun high in the sky and rough winds behind Strength peaked, much learnt, all treasures to find....
David Sunderland
- Apr 1, 2000
- 1 min
The Dream
I awoke, startled but not afraid. It was only a dream, not a nightmare. I had climbed, reluctantly, curious and confident. It was only a...
David Sunderland
- Sep 1, 1999
- 1 min
Searching
What are you God? What do you mean to me? Do you wait unseen on a cloud for souls? Do you control fate and assign us all roles? Are you a...
David Sunderland
- Jun 1, 1999
- 1 min
In the beginning
Light is drawn when atoms dance As stars reform from a dusty chance Entropy retrieves a Big Bang's gasp Pulls us together in a serpent's...
David Sunderland
- Jun 1, 1998
- 1 min
Zoë
O Zoë, all of sixteen years How sweet it is to see your fears. Your first job now, still an adolescent This time of life the days are...