Tony Frobisher
The Moon and The Gulls
The Moon and The Gulls The moon traces Silver scars across A silent seascape. The wind holds Its breath now the Gulls have gone, Carrying...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 2
- 1 min
Earth and Moon
Earth and Moon The Earth asked the moon If it ever felt alone And the moon replied It never showed its dark side -- People often put on a...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 2
- 1 min
Our Land
Our Land Our land is no land, A land of bullet and gun. Our land is scarred and ruined, A land from which we had to run. Our land is just...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 2
- 1 min
Weathered Beaches
Weathered Beaches Hands buried in armpits, Wrapped up in a Fisherman's friend of A thick woolly sweater. A jumper on the beach, An eager...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 2
- 2 min
England-by-the-Sea (Up North)
England-by-the-Sea (Up North) (Written after an afternoon in Whitby, North Yorkshire, ey, twas a grand day) It was the best of British...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 2
- 1 min
Banking in Winter
Banking in Winter They cried into the Darkness of an unlit room as Silence filled the chilly air. The radiators no longer Creaked and the...
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Tony Frobisher
- May 21, 2022
- 1 min
The Remembrance of Pebbles
The Remembrance of Pebbles I reach the beach under A grey-sky welcome, A stiffening breeze whipping Bottle-green-broken wave tops...
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Tony Frobisher
- Apr 23, 2022
- 2 min
Weathered Family
Weathered Family Over here it's raining. And the wind is blowing A hoolie and chilling our bones. Winter wrapped in gloves And scarves,...
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Tony Frobisher
- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Alone
Alone I was alone. And silence Welcomed me. And the wind Embraced me. And warmth Enveloped me. And all thought Escaped me. I was alone....
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Tony Frobisher
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Hill Scars
Hill Scars I bear the hill scars. Wind thrashed and Rain lashed to my Weather beaten core. I bear the hill scars. Elemental exposure and...
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Tony Frobisher
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
Wave Watching
Wave Watching I liked the way You watched the waves. Surprise on your face As each one grew to A rising presence. A force of nature...
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Tony Frobisher
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
Sea Grief
Sea Grief We called the seabirds. Swooping and squawking - The wave bobbers in Constant chatter, exchanging Stories in braggadocio caws,...
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Tony Frobisher
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
New Book, Old Friend
New Book, Old Friend There is a happy nostalgia In turning that first page. Imbibing the scent of Ink on paper, a smell That is...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 27, 2022
- 1 min
Covid / War
Covid / War The day the war came, Covid went away. The fog of war replaced The viral load, and Covid knew it'd had its day. The day war...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 27, 2022
- 1 min
War On Social Media
War On Social Media They watched the war on Facebook, Then laughed at all the cat memes. They watched the war on Twitter, In 2 minute...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
The Mad Wind's Night Work
The Mad Wind's Night Work Evening quiet brought The darkened portent. And we slept to dreams Where we were carried high, Aloft with...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Train South From Glasgow (Masks On) / Th' Train Sooth Fae Glascae (Masks Oan)
The Train South From Glasgow (Masks On) We’re all in it Just the same. Except when we’re travelling From Scotland to England, On the...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Pier into the Past
Pier Into The Past We walked to The end Of the pier And watched The distant Ships, silently Drift toward The horizon Accompanied by The...
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Tony Frobisher
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Breathing in the Winter Morning
Breathing in the Winter Morning The morning Is soft breath And lungs full Of night, dark Respirations, rhythm Pulsing dreams that Float...
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Tony Frobisher
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
Home or Away?
Home or Away? (On Leave or Leaving?) Going abroad For a couple of weeks Bit of sun and sea Chilling out by the beach Going abroad Forced...
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