Category Archives: emotion

All, Save One

Posted on 29 January, 2013 by PoetJanstie

[This poem was written for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27th January 2013, and is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. It was recently inspired by Rachel Lucas’ very well written blog post – Mozartsgirl’s Reflection and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Death, Fear, Hope, poem, poetry, sadness, War | 31 Comments

The Secrets of Life

Posted on 21 January, 2013 by PoetJanstie

The riptide pulled and weighed us down, swimming in our shoals. It bent us in our will to win, oh weary, sorry souls. Oh tiresome, terrifying days when scholars moved to preach that all of Christendom was ours, but always … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ballad, experience, family, Fear, Heroes, Hope, Love, poem, poetry, wisdom | 38 Comments

Christmas Tree

Posted on 22 December, 2012 by PoetJanstie

Christmas tree O, Christmas tree, bring me a little magic so I will see where I can dwell in places far away and hear you tell the tales of yesterday. Christmas tree O, Christmas tree, bring hope of dreams as … Continue reading →

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Posted in children, Hope, nostalgia, Pleasure, poem, poetry, Wonder | 1 Comment

Hearts of Oak

Posted on 11 November, 2012 by PoetJanstie

In all that’s written of this day I will say only this: for every single life that’s lost hereafter may be bliss, but not the kind of bliss that you can feel of heavenly truth, those dreamy summer days that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ballad, courage, Fear, Heroes, Injury, Love, melancholy, poem, poetry, sadness, War | 13 Comments

Phobiaphobia

Posted on 14 October, 2012 by PoetJanstie

The fear of death, arachnophobia the fear of falling off the edge of life, the threatening spectre only you, left on your own to hedge the demons dancing on your shoulder weighed down by stomach muscle spasm at sight of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Death, Fear, poem, poetry | 4 Comments

Hypno-Vision

Posted on 10 October, 2012 by PoetJanstie

Conscious of a noise. Hypnopompic. There’s something or someone doing something familiar but very vague. No synapses connecting to reason. Feeling a thirst that puts the ‘P’ in pang the ‘D’ in desire the ‘G’ in good deep longing … Continue reading →

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Posted in children, Ekphrastic, Free Verse, Hope, nostalgia, poem, poetry, Wonder | 13 Comments

Tribute to a Sheffield Life

Posted on 8 October, 2012 by PoetJanstie

(and a tribute to the loss of special friends) The threads that join two loyal hearts will span an ocean of time, from moments of forgotten art, the echo of hearts’ rhyme transcends the avalanche of pain, that severed threads … Continue reading →

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Posted in melancholy, poem, poetry, sadness | 5 Comments

An Ekphrastic Experience…

Posted on 25 September, 2012 by PoetJanstie

If this is Ekphrastic, which I’ve heard recently described as one of the ugliest words in the English language, then what follows is the complete irony. It also demonstrates what little fodder poets need to inspire them to feats of … Continue reading →

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Posted in animals, Collaboration, courage, Heroes, Hope, Injury, Love, melancholy, nostalgia, poem, poetry, sadness, War, Wonder | 5 Comments

Collaboration …

Posted on 9 September, 2012 by PoetJanstie

Originally posted on Musings and Smatterings:
Decline By John Anstie When you have given all, then lost, is this the colour of blame? The love that drips from your sweet lips and drowns someone in shame. When young, their hue…