The Poems of David Garlick
Petal soft the feel of youthful skin, warm, pliant, sensuous to the mind, thrill of human purrs, in reply. Exchange of subtle moves and lips that meet as if by magic, in their welcoming. The years turn round the warming sun. The magic is still there but so is gravity. Eyes tell lies to finger […]
Mixing concrete in a barrow, bending and straining, I felt the dragon strike deep into my chest- grabbing my aching heart, squeezing, squeezing. The pain like a sun burst flared in all directions. I recognized my foe, stared mortality in the eye. Damn! I thought, this fence post won’t be set. I sat down […]
So many words have slipped past my lips but still I have not said what I set out to say. So many words have left my HB pencil but what I want to tell you evades me. So many thoughts flash behind my eyes, grand sweeping phrases which once imagined, are lost, gone forever as […]
Snowflakes melt and join. Two young people pledge their love. Parents are happy. David Garlick, Victoria, December 1995 Written for Bob and Yasuko, when they decided to tie the knot.