Poems by M.A. Griffiths

2009-12-16

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TitleFirst LineDate
112copper wire (coiled)2001-10-12
212 DaysOn the twelfth day of Christmas2001-12-23
33 Mormons or WhateverI was standing on a wide plain scoured2004-06-08
4Ada and EvanBefore stereotypes had time to harden 2002-08-26
5Advertising ArsenicThe image that sticks with me is Emma stuffing2006-12-24
6Advice for a Wood MaidenWalk softly on leaf-mould and do not crush 2005-05-01
7Advice from Mother GooseToday we'll talk of princes, pets, it's story time2007-03-05
8AfterHe thought about it for years2002-03-10
9AftermathEnough. I have no stomach to defame2005-06-30
10AftersUnpeel me slowly, like the fruit 2005-07-01
11AftershockNo man is an island, 2002-08-30
12after Troy, after TripoliMy sisters howled like Cerberus with all three throats.2006-10-30
13Alchemist’s Omelette, TheIf he traces three more arcs, he will make a cat―2006-05-06
14American in Kilburn, AnThe smoke threatens as you enter. 2003-03-08
15Angel of MonsThe Angel of Mons
16Angel of the Bottle, TheI found the plastic bottle2001-08-04
17AnnieAnnie went to work2001-08-11
18Annie and DromidaHe never used a cup2002-02-26
19ApplesFive apples, red and green,
20AquariumRemembering what never happened, 2006-03-09
21ArchaeologyChink-chink, clunk-clunk, there's no escape. 2003-08-31
22ArcheryI think you should have stayed alive, 2004-04-15
23Ariadne’s DaughtersNasty girls make mouth music. They fist the air 2005-10-04
24AtlantisWe have lingered in the chambers2002-02-10
25BangLast night they dropped 2003-03-03
26Bard CheeseLast night in dreams I left my love abed2004-02-15
27BastShe has this sense sometimes2003-08-16
28Bateleur, TheShe was returning to the gauntlet when2004-03-22
29BeastI'll take the beast out for a walk, beware2002-08-29
30Bed RoomWhen his father left2002-05-05
31BeelinesOut of the drowsy singing vessel2007-02-25
32BeforeShe thinks of it as a small cauliflower, pale and pink-threaded2007-01-04
33Bellerophon Before BreakfastI am heaving my reluctant flesh around with me2004-04-02
34BelovedHe held the Beloved carefully, 2005-09-25
35Bereavement: A Survey from ApollyonA) Did you hear old laughter in the sky?2004-10-02
36Between the LinesDarling, I do not know you but unsolicited, 2007-03-22
37Biographer, TheHow hard it is to write of death, when Death2003-09-28
38birdroomsomewhere in this room2001-07-01
39Black BritainSeventy percent of the clothes here 2003-04-16
40Black RibbonsToday they put black ribbons on the trains. 2004-03-12
41Blue Geranium, TheEnchanted by the picture on the label, 2003-03-19
42Booby TrapThat roar should be diminished by long years2007-05-03
43Breaking the HabitHelen always loved her son.2002-05-06
44BurdenI am so happy with my words, 2002-09-25
45Butterfly BawlThis Pinkerton's a bearded porcine prig2003-04-17
46Calling the RollAs another full year ends,2005-06-25
47CarnivalThrough unmarked years of tables, chairs and chests,2003-06-11
48CarrierMy dog is a carrier, not of disease,2003-01-23
49Casting PearlsAs Shakespeare wrote, forsooth, so shall I write.2004-04-09
50Catching3 am finds him at the fridge again, 2004-09-07
51Chester Arnessy explains religionJimmy Bole had a bad eye from the war. The iris 2006-01-01
52Christopher Robin Muses on ReligionSometimes I don't like you, God. 2004-01-08
53Christus SissifactusI knew his toes were pedicured, his feet2002-10-21
54ChrysalisDo not stand by a grey graveside 2002-12-09
55Church MiceIn the nave and aisles 2002-10-19
56cinquain, Abrown thrush2001-07-01
57City of Departing AngelsThey stand on the corners,2007-02-25
58Civet Instructs Her Kits, TheI will tell you how he forged the wind 2005-05-10
59clerihew. aWhen Aphrodite2002-08-16
60ClogsThe Queen Mum's gorn and popped her clogs;2002-03-31
61Colonel Blimp Addresses the TroopsWe’ll send you to a hostile place2004-05-31
62concubine’s charm, TheIt is a silver ball, a sphere 2004-01-16
63Consuming Angel, TheMy angel is shaped from clouds, a purl2005-07-01
64conversation with the dark, A So tired of it, you bastard, tired of waiting,2006-09-14
65Corner Shop, TheThey went on Hajj this year. She was determined. 2004-07-05
66Correspondents’ Song, TheCome friendly bombs and drop on us - 2003-04-07
67Costanza CarvedOf course, you packed the bloody bust away: 2007-09-07
68CountdownHer doctor prescribes calcium tablets2003-02-01
69CrawlspaceMy house has an extra storey, 2004-05-24
70CurvesShe hates being the second wife, not that she admits it2005-04-06
71Cutlet, Mince of DenmarkWhat fowl noisette's abroad this night? I walk2004-09-25
72Dancing Bride, TheWhen I was six, and dainty-footed, my parents sold me2008-08-02
73DaughtersA pedlar comes to our gate, laden 2005-08-12
74Dead Zone, TheIl Duce dangling like a hog, 2003-07-24
75Dear ReaderIf you chance upon this book, 2006-10-18
76Death AbroadThe phone is ringing late. My stomach tingles2006-11-04
77Death and the Donkey'Donne's piece on Death? Well, naturally,2003-06-20
78Death RepliesDear Dean, I wonder you should think me proud. 2003-10-09
79Death sceneRehearsing in his head what he will see, 2002-11-05
80December 28Father, can I see you2002-01-26
81Demon LoverI sensed you were a follower of Set -2003-10-15
82Descartes for the 21st CenturyMan: 2002-01-16
83Ding Dong BellGreat Bast, today she pulled out all the stops,2002-07-20
84Drama Class (intermediate)Cesare claps his hands, declares that today we will be doing horses. 2006-04-11
85Drawing from LifeTwo apples and a peach. The bruised pear2002-01-21
86Drawing Lesson, TheOutside the Master’s fine stone house,
87Dreaming in the BatmobileOver Venice, he starts to drowse.2005-02-14
88Drips from Psyche’s LampTell me you’re blind at night and I’ll believe you.2008-04-13
89Drowning Gypsy, TheFlamboyant2001-07-01
90Duke A-Hunting, TheToday we step out for his sport and pleasure2005-03-14
91Dying of the Day, TheAbove his head the helicopter blades2002-07-29
92EgoA shamanistic friend tells me solemnly2003-01-18
93EgyptI am dying, Egypt, dying2001-07-01
94Elaine: suicide bomberBut Lancelot mused a little space2006-10-18
95Elements, TheThere is a point in the sea-swell 2002-11-29
96Emily abandons her breastsEmily felt an old brass ring tightening2003-09-23
97EuropaWhen I first came to the paddock bar, 2002-11-12
98Exchange, TheThe telephone is intimate at times2003-06-02
99ExpectationsEstella buried Pip 2003-12-17
100Ex-Romantic, TheHow do I hate you? Let me count the ways:2003-10-19
101Eyelids of Langerhans, TheA scan reveals landscapes. Tribes move 2005-05-31
102Eye rhymeI'll clone myself. I've got the DNA. 2002-09-26
103FairytaleDid you ever believe that 2001-08-15
104FallingIn the library,
105Family FeelingSo Bobby has the case. The trouble is2007-03-20
106Fer BlossomTha’s not allowed ta bury pigs, tha knows.2005-09-01
107FirstbornThe Fetch farm wife keeps half a field of bees2007-03-08
108First time fatherJust before Janice had the kid2002-11-20
109First Woman, TheAs Lilith prowls her realm, the night yields stars2004-09-20
110Five cans of catfoodFive cans of catfood on a kitchen shelf:2002-09-21
111five fingersLord, they say I have one soul2001-07-01
112For Earth,Christmas 2002 Looking on the world at large,2002-12-25
113For SarahSkintight and shiny, that's the fashion now.2003-07-04
114For Spike MilliganAh, Spike, for prince or goon,2002-02-27
115For the fallenAfter the day, 2002-09-11
116Four-eyed Git Addresses Poets, TheI wish you would not write poems On Poetry, 2006-01-16
117FrontispieceWith a stroke of blue,a stroke of green2002-04-24
118Garden BirdsA wren outside my window 2004-01-07
119gatewayhe hoped that she would ask him2004-07-20
120Ghost of Icarus, TheThe old man sits alone again tonight2006-06-04
121Gone beforePlease don't think I'll laugh. I've been there too;2003-04-23
122GrainI think of Hulme2002-01-23
123Gran and the bedbugsGran told me that she stayed2002-10-23
124Great heartWhen your great heart2002-02-22
125Grey impThe grey imp on my shoulder2002-02-06
126GroundingWhen the hull grated against an island, 2004-01-15
127Growing up with animalsI was an awkward child, always asking2004-02-09
128Gut ReactionRed in the bowl again, bright shocking spots,2003-04-01
129Haemorrhage She was always a good little girl.2002-04-27
130Haiku blueswatercolour scenes 2003-04-30
131Hairy StoryPossessing prehensile toes, I can understand 2006-10-05
132Hands onIt started with the fingers -2003-01-27
133Here you lieHere you lie, framed by lilies.2002-11-13
134Hippolyta on a Field of LinenI sit between his thighs and mark the length2005-07-19
135Holes in the NewsThey put me in a hole and left me2006-11-01
136Horology as a speculative science Unfortunately the big ash clock in the hall strikes 2006-06-13
137horseman, The Her eyes are bleached by disappointment;2002-11-25
138Host of Darius, The You, who were a soldier2001-11-26
139How things changeThings were always quiet round here.2001-09-29
140If the ocean is like lightboth wave and particle, if salmon leap from turquoise point2007-01-05
141In Foreign FieldsCrossed out in white, unwilling,2007-07-23
142in hellin hell they turned me inside out
143Internal MemoDear Stomach,2007-03-23
144In the translationProfessor Lieberman 2002-09-08
145Irisshe rises upright, sheds2001-11-18
146Jack and the Radioactive Boy ScoutJack is set to save the world, or so 2005-02-15
147Jack-in-the-BooksHe showed rare tenderness, a careful touch,2003-07-23
148Jerome and a Theory of NailsJerome is discussing his mediaeval site, where many nails2005-11-01
149Jerome and a Theory of RegressionSome people are obsessed about previous lives2005-10-01
150Jerome and a Theory of StimulationJerome grinds Serra Nerga beans and spoons fragrant heaps2005-10-12
151Judas as a General TheoryLike--the friend you thought was your best friend but 2007-04-10
152JungularA leopard leaps the space between 2004-04-28
153keep: a mirror form, the the keep,2003-04-22
154KelpieThe head is always a horse’s head, heaved huge against your own.2006-10-28
155KnotThis poem is not about Death, 2003-08-08
156La La LandCome and live in La La Land2007-10-01
157Last Orders - the MovieI’m ordering a Hollywood decline.2005-07-01
158Laura’s FeetI love Laura's feet2002-03-04
159LavenderHis flesh is cartography,2003-01-12
160LepidopteraHe paints butterflies and moths2002-04-05
161LiesPerhaps it's true, as Twain implies, 2002-08-20
162Like thisLike this: a grey-eyed girl 2002-10-28
163Lilah
164Listening to the DogMy dog is teaching me to die. He explains that humans 2004-08-29
165Little Princess, The Constantia lives in interesting times.2004-08-10
166Little TownBethlehem is blockaded,2002-04-03
167Livia’s EagleWhen great Augustus croaked, Rome yearned to see2007-10-15
168LongingIn the morning, love, I yearned for you2003-06-22
169Lorenzo to his LadyWhen Isabella found her lover's head2002-08-11
170Lucifer on the newsYou tell me the earth is bleeding -2003-01-05
171Lying TogetherNo doubt I seem serene and well content2003-08-03
172ManifestoIf you can read this, please step back. It's clear 2002-09-15
173MarsyasMy song was ripped and flayed2002-09-21
174Martha in the MorningSweetheart, help me through this day.2004-11-13
175Megaera in the Cocktail HourShe is standing with the dark-eyed man2002-12-19
176Meg Merrythought the MilkmaidMeg flirts her skirts as she sells Guernsey milk.2004-06-20
177Memento MoriA white spider-husk on a torn web. 2005-12-06
178MermaidenShe sits on an pearled imperial rock,2003-04-04
179MotorbikeIn saw in a Hollywood film2002-01-14
180Mrs Buggins Considers The Big One I worry sometimes how it will be after 2006-04-01
181M Theoryin the Eleventh dimension 2002-02-20
182MudlarksThey step down the slippery stone to the dark river flats.
183Multi-trackingProfessor Dwight is bright, all smiles today; 2004-02-29
184Mushroom Effect, The Isn't it strange, my husband said, that heliotrope 2007-02-08
185My father and the SopranosMy father would have liked The Sopranos.2002-11-10
186My Life With a Latin ProfessorLorenzo has been taken by aliens again.2006-05-04
187Naming of PartiesHow should I introduce you now? Um erm,2004-01-08
188Namu’s NathOne night the blood-red gem fell from her nose.2002-10-04
189Night Emile’s Mistress Turned into a Cat, The She raised one arm above her head.2003-07-26
190nighthousewhen I broke into the nighthouse2001-09-09
191No FearA fucking big dog, it lurks in my front garden,2006-12-22
192Noli Me Tangere At first he wore a labourer's hat, with shovel brim, but he threw it 2008-05-06
193No place like homewhere you were cradled, rocked, where your soles first rolled on grass, on stones, 2006-11-09
194No ShitAfter seven beers and a chicken biryana  2003-12-11
195Not MuchI didn't ask you for much - only to stay with me and to stay strong2004-07-03
196Number 30On the road to sunny Boscombe, 2002-07-31
197Nursery RhymeInto my childhood attic,2002-09-05
198Nuttin’ to Do With MarvellIf I had trees enough, and time, 2006-09-27
199Obligatory Autumn Poem, TheLeaves browning, crimsoning, yellowing 2006-11-26
200Ode to a Mature MaleO, Sweety Plumpkin, did you know2007-03-19
201Ode to OzziePoor Ozzie's only 52 2003-02-21
202One Hears an Occasional Bomb, The The One hears a bomb, and shakes his head. 2005-07-09
203One of Seven SeraphimAs soon as I emerged, I was drawn2001-09-08
204One Reason to LoveSubject: The discovery of connections. 2004-06-10
205On Philip LarkinHow pleasant to know Mr Larkin2005-03-01
206Opening a Jar of Dead Sea MudThe smell of mud and brine. I’m six, awash2008-05-03
207Opening the BoxDawn breaks, a shock of red upon the moon;2003-09-17
208Other Woman, The I met your wife in town today. Calf-eyed,2003-04-11
209Painting in the GardenI used to spend so long on foliage, dot2004-08-24
210Painting the CeilingAll things evolve to ending, slow or fast;2003-02-24
211Party PieceYou were telling me about someone who couldn't find 2006-01-19
212PassingThe fact that I am naked makes me 2005-09-25
213PavementsThe sun brings out small lives. 2001-07-26
214Penelope AgonistesWhere I live, there is a room 2006-11-10
215PhonophiliaO for a Muse of aphrodisiac fire2004-07-13
216Piece of the Black Forest, A
217Pismire Oration, The Kreck, kreck, the Plumeys have been down pick pick2003-10-16
218Playing GodI met with God along the Pilgrim's way.2002-08-27
219Poem by the Green-Eyed Monster, A O my God, these poets. How they nature on.2006-10-01
220Poet to His Lady, The I sent my servant with this letter, Love:2004-03-06
221Poet’s Dam, The Mothering, murthering, mild as a doe,2004-04-01
222Poet’s Fall, The I will arise now and walk beside the lake2004-03-14
223Poet’s Wife, The There's a bee in the bedroom curtains, 2003-08-03
224police doghe's a police constable 2001-11-16
225Pong Song, A Sepia breadth of a Celtic bog2007-09-28
226Prose or Poetry?: A Philosophical Investigation I think2002-01-14
227Pumpkin PieHe'd sworn that she was not his type, too thin2004-02-29
228Q-mail from the Inner Ring, AIn the Intergalactic cafe, they've banned aftershave 2006-06-03
229QuarteringSir, I was taught to write2001-07-01
230RaptorsToday we step out for his sport and pleasure2005-10-30
231Reflected FlyWhen the light hit her cheek a certain way, 2003-10-04
232Rembrandt’s AngelMine's a large port and lemon, the angel said, stashing2004-01-01
233Remembering the GrapesHe sucks his finger thoughtfully,2003-10-01
234RiddleWhen I was a swan my neck 2003-07-14
235Rime of the Ancient Mountaineer, The Beware, he stoppeth one of three and said,2002-07-23
236rising flight, the we were listening
237RiteI felt the rough hemp2001-12-19
238Roi de VerreThey filled a glass Byzantine cup, blood red2003-05-02
239Rouge et NoirThe Queen of Hearts is bored; she stretches, yawns2003-05-22
240Sally’s SongSally sits on the arse of the day,2002-11-30
241SaltThe mer-folk, they who drew us down, for aye2002-09-13
242same difference, the some women wear the britches2001-08-02
243Sandalwood Horse, The There are in world, many kinds of sandalwood, like white2003-11-16
244Santa CruzBy Mary's Grace, my king appointed me2007-10-05
245Sasha’s MugSasha had a special mug with a fault2003-06-02
246Scrappy MikeStand in the corner, Scrappy Mike, 2003-02-18
247senryueverything turns2004-07-01
248Sex KittenShe loves dating older men.2003-01-15
249Shackleton’s DogsThis is the nature of the hero:2002-01-28
250Shahrazad's Earrings The citrines in her tender lobes 2004-04-10
251Shedding a Little Light on Light'To explain its full nature,' the ferret says,2006-06-07
252Shell Game, The The teeming sky descends upon the beach2004-03-22
253SholeySholey brings the summer in a shiny old tin bucket2001-08-16
254Shopping as an Act of FaithLight buoys her up. Dawn parts2005-04-16
255Shopping for FruitMarjani walks to the market with her sister, 2006-11-24
256Silkie, The Mhaire works in the kitchen,2004-12-07
257SiriusI was an old dun dog who followed Christ2005-08-27
258Sky in the PieTwo sure cuts open the crust2005-03-08
259sleepwalkingthe awakening feels less real now 2003-05-04
260Small Sister MarySmall Sister Mary-Magdalene of God,2002-08-07
261SnakeheadMe and AJ Taylor2001-07-01
262Snapshot of the Ancestors, A They stand on a shingle beach, brows furrowed2006-01-07
263SnickersI have seen the Eternal Footman2002-03-15
264Snot Fairy, TheI am a little bag of bones, humming2002-11-16
265song for Lucy, A Lucy bold and Lucy shy2001-07-01
266Sort of Ode to the Poem Lady, A Hush, they are carrying in the Poem Lady again.2006-10-01
267SpacedCarpenter rode the starstorms round the outer rim2006-12-06
268Spanish FleasHe is wearing flip-flops again, strumming 2004-05-29
269Sparrow, The I dreamed of Beowulf and dragon-lore.2002-09-01
270sphinx/sphincter once I think (or more than once--serially) 2006-09-10
271Staccato for LoversNo blades were sheathed, no target spared,2001-07-01
272Stalker, The He stands too close. I try to shift away.2003-11-19
273StarlingsWords are translated into a tingle of wire, 2002-12-06
274Stepford FordedWhen they had been married seven years 2006-05-30
275String of Pearls, A I wish I had another name. 2003-12-05
276StrokeIn his 45th year, my father was felled2006-11-15
277Strutting the StratI love his brushwood chords, 2005-06-08
278Studying Savonarola, he considers his lover as kindlingWith your amber eyes, yellow and red2005-10-28
279Sudden Sparrow, AIt lay against a garden wall, lids tight2006-09-12
280Sunday TimesMy door-mat's bare: no pages to enjoy.2004-03-07
281Sweeney in the Lady ChapelFather, Son and Holy Ghost--praise God,2006-05-27
282SwitchHe jiggled his belt-purse and himportantly said,2005-11-04
283Take it from The EndI can tell you how I don't want this2003-10-17
284TantivvyHark, tantivvy on the breeze 2004-07-05
285TarocchiHe made a tarot2003-04-29
286TestimonyOur monarch proved a traitor, so he came2006-05-12
287Things I never asked forI never asked for this, to be mortal, 2004-06-03
288Thoughts from the hideHe watches a blue-tit feeding2003-06-13
289Throwaway linesI’ll lose some things I will not need:2006-11-01
290Tidings of Great JoyGod visited the poultry yard.2001-12-29
291Times They Are A-Changin’A big white van drives up, and slows. Hi 2006-10-31
292To a Lost FriendI thought of you tonight and how 2005-04-11
293To His Boy MistressHad we but World enough, and Time,2004-01-26
294Tom’s CredoA dog with an egg in its mouth. Mountains built on a city. 2004-07-10
295To those in the airI am on the ground.2003-02-16
296To TimSome authors don't rebel, 2007-09-19
297TraditionOne day when my grandmother was visiting, she stroked my hair and my face, 2005-09-25
298Tried and TrueI want to be tried in the U.S. of A.2002-12-30
299Turquoise Bear, TheChained around my neck I wear2002-12-04
300untitledFucking fuck haiku, 2002-10-31
301untitledHedgehog-hair, and just one sandal, 2002-12-11
302untitledThe Invisible Man came to rue
303Valentina, A When I'm with you, I hum.2003-02-11
304Victim’s Voice, AI was killed by hate 2002-08-25
305View from the Hill, A Consider the fortunate: those golden souls 2006-01-22
306VigilOn the pale shaft of beach, I wait,2001-12-02
307Visiting the Surgical WardI come festooned with flowers, smiles and grapes,2004-11-24
308VixVix the victim2002-01-04
309Walking Canford HeathI am writing this with gritted teeth2001-07-01
310Wall behind the Paintings, TheI am tired of people talking about heart and art, 2003-10-28
311Water WingsIn the river, I float paper boats. They skim over the pebbles 2007-03-29
312Weather Man, TheIn the last wood, he waits.2002-02-15
313Wisdom from the ButtDo not talk about words,2003-03-24
314WitchSmall Mercy Mary Erkinshaw, who saw2003-04-08
315WolvesWolves each end2003-01-13
316Woman’s Circle, TheFaith takes the chair, and switches off her phone,2003-01-11
317Writer’s BlockI cannot pen a poem:2003-05-01
318WunderkindGirls shouldn't follow rabbits 2005-05-05
319Yam SandwichI am, I am, I am...what? 2006-09-28

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