St. George’s Fields - Marc Smith - Medium

Discarded, yet not abandoned Headstones laid flat like flagstones Others remain upright amongst copses Overgrown with nettles and weeds. The city lurks and taunts beyond the walls But never impedes.

Medium

Poem

St George's Field (fragment)

The air is clear, crisp and clean
Crows caw like a horror film scene
Or the images conjured up in a Poe poem
No Ravens, I think, but magpies abound
Rabbits dart back and forth in the solitude and calm
Playing amongst the dedications to the dead

#poetry #poem #Poe #LeedsPoetry

The third of these curious little gatherings in Leeds is next week. Free, open air (it'll be cold so wrap up) poetry and open mic.

#Leeds has a wonderful grassroots, diverse, DIY #poetry and #literature scene.
#LeedsPoetry

This is tonight at Left Bank, Leeds (UK) - Poetry open mic. It's always a great night. Loads of fantastic local talent and only 2 quid on the door (PAYF adv. from the link below).
That's Alex in the photo, who writes wonderful poems about dinosaurs!
Doors 6.30pm, Start 7pm
#Leeds #Poetry #LeedsPoetry #OpenMic #LeftBankLeeds
https://www.leftbankleeds.org.uk/events/on-the-mic-poetry-spoken-word-night-4
Left Bank