poetry Archives - Doug Woods

On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost

On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost Today I saw the first flower flattened By the frosty frozen foot of winter. Is it a mem’ry of pleasantness past Or a harbinger of what is to come? Think back to summers and springs I have had Sunlit in smiles and warmly relaxing. Imagine dim dull winters…… Continue reading On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost

Love in a City (a poem)

You may recall that I recently explored my attic and found a folder full of poetry from my teenage years. Here is another of those poems. Once more it is a ‘dark’ image; as so many of them seem to be. Again, it is crap but it is my crap. Love in a CityThe silver…… Continue reading Love in a City (a poem)

Snowflakes Fall (a poem)

What a delight it has been for me, if not for you, to have found many of my old poems. The other day, I climbed up into the attic in search of some poems I wrote when I was still a schoolboy. I was not certain that I still had them but I thought I…… Continue reading Snowflakes Fall (a poem)

Gloucester Poetry Festival – the epilogue

Last night I went down to the Fountain Inn in Gloucester, this is a great little pub near the city centre. Normally, I would not write about going to a pub but on this occasion, I was attending the final event of the month-long Gloucester Poetry Festival. I have attended a few of the events…… Continue reading Gloucester Poetry Festival – the epilogue

The Poetry Workshop

The other morning I went along to a poetry workshop, it was the first I had ever attended. Being my first, I was unsure what to expect. This is what happened. … We met in the cafe of an old theatre. There were seven of us in all; four I had met before, two new…… Continue reading The Poetry Workshop

I Once Wrote Some Poems part 2

I handed my poetry to my English teacher… It was two weeks before I got it back. I had expected red marks and comments on each poem, I had expected some grade, some pointers, some advice. Instead, all I got was; “Thank you for letting me read your work.” I’m not sure if that was…… Continue reading I Once Wrote Some Poems part 2

I Once Wrote Some Poems then Suddenly Stopped

When I was younger, I wrote some poems, received praise and had them published. Then I suddenly stopped. This is the story … I blame my English teacher at school. He was responsible for starting this all off. When I was fifteen or sixteen and still at school, our English teacher gave the class a…… Continue reading I Once Wrote Some Poems then Suddenly Stopped