Born in Preston, Lancashire . 
Has had poems published in
assorted small press magazines,
including 'Iota' and 'Time Haiku'
and broadcast on BBC Radio
Merseyside's 'Write Now'. 
Paul's first volume of poetry
'Losers and Bruisers' was
published in 1999.

Paul Kelly

Blackpool sweetmeats
strewn across the Golden Mile.
Rock in a hard place.



grey autumn sky―
on the twisted hazel
a bouncing blue tit.


 
winter evening―
inside my comic book a
visit to the past.

© 2005 

I am 47 and have lived in Yorkshire, 
Lancashire and  Essex .  
I am an amateur poet but my day job is working with children.  
I am inspired by the mystery of both nature and romance and haiku as "the thing half said".

for S

Late Summer in her
Laughter and sadness mingle -
Strength and ripening



Fishing

Summer's height and breadth
Afternoon at a standstill
Water is silent
 


Pain of love

Meaning to reach you
when you were unreachable
I lost my way



© 2005

Sharmagne Leland-St. John is a
Native American poet, concert
performer, lyricist, artist, film
maker, and Editor-in-Chief of the
poetry e-zine Quill and
Parchment.com. When not touring,
she divides her time between
homes in the Hollywood Hills and
the Pacific Northwest .

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

© 2005

'autumn leaves' by Vivien Steels

I am a poet and artist, who has
been published widely in poetry
presses, on the Internet and in
local exhibitions.  My work is
deeply influenced by the natural
world, which I often use as
symbolism for the spiritual. 
                  ~ Vivien

© 2005