Author: richardaustinwriter

A Couple of Random poems

I happened to have a bit of time and came up with these. Lacking inspiration, I chose random words out of books on a shelf, wrote them down on lines one under the other, then made lines out of each them. This was the result. I’ve HIGHLIGHTED the individual words that I started with: don’t […]

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Why I Love Twin Peaks

Hi everyone, I did this show as part of a series that my good friend Frank is running his YouTube channel, diving into our love for all things Twin Peaks. It was great to have a chat about it. Subscribe to his channel and you’ll see some more great content that he’s putting out. Cheers […]

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Live Performance in Staines – 12 November

Hi all, I’ll be in Staines on the evening of 12th November performing one of my poems at the Laureate’s Lounge Open Mic event. Details are below. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0afgjPfG31wemg8t1DUS4qRvikbhzJs2JGZdMVzFr5YobbyVdySNHhwVyZdGW4rAbl&id=61558521552784 Use the link above to find tickets. General admission is free I think. Hope to see some of you there. Cheers, Richard

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Ages of Bark – a poem

Just a quick one. I was out in the woods on Thursday afternoon and saw some very different looking trees. That led to this… Ages of Bark Smooth, firm in youth, To age you may come in truth, What will be your path? Moss-dressed and thriving, A coat of life and giving, Each one forgiving. […]

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Book Spine Poem

Tried something new in my Poetry Club at school today; making a poem from the spines of books. It was fun seeing what I could find on the library shelves. This is what I came up with. Journeys, No way back, I want to talk to God, Who owns these bones, It can’t be true, […]

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