as ear to shook wooden floorboards grain
rises and falls with the ever louder strain
deliberate leather and sharp heel
ever arrives at your closed door seal
with a military click and hard knock
that bows the wood inwards a thock
as if punishment is that ruler thwacked
on your disobedient knuckles, whacked
on your alternative beliefs and drummed
into guilt cogito et summed.
“Centre Is No Slouch” kindly published by Jessica of Literally Literary.
hand signed the paper barred the door
extreme vetted likely suspects
pen’s ink did not fade the signature
thrones and principalities recognised
his graphology of control and honesty
rough language and strategy. Lovingly
swirls, spikes and steady lines loop
a deliberate and severe execution.
Thankyou to Rachel of Poetry In Form for accepting “Sedokas”
Many thanks to Renée for publishing my “Tilefall” in the prestigious “Literati Magazine”
Thankyou Cadair View Lodge Paper for publishing
My Place, poem by Paul Brookes (ME, AT 17 Poetry and Prose Series) http://paper.li/CadairViewLodge/1314975960?read=https%3A%2F%2Fsilverbirchpress.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F01%2F29%2Fmy-place-poem-by-paul-brookes-me-at-17-poetry-and-prose-series%2F
Jessica of Literally Literary has kindly accepted my seven poem sequence
“The Wonderland In Alice” .
“A February Feather chapbook” (From my “Bird Calendar” book) has been accepted
by Jessica of Literally Literary. Thankyou.
View at Medium.com
Thankyou to Jessica of Literally Literary for publishing “If Only My Dead Dears”
Rachel has accepted my illustrated “Imbolc Nonet” for “Poetry In Form”
https://poetry-in-form.com/imbolc-nonet-c77f0af4dfc9#.wy86djt9k
The Wombwell Rainbow 