Tony Frobisher
I Didn't Want to Kill Today
I Didn’t Want to Kill Today I didn’t want to kill today. In school and house and hospital, no Say it was done in the name of peace,...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Lost. By Sea.
Lost. By Sea. The beaches are deserted. Autumn spikes the air with The threat of frost. Fog gathers and the Waves spill, listless, yet...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Storm Concerts at the Bandstand
Storm Concerts at the Bandstand Storm Concerto along A deserted seafront. Lashed by winter waves Which crash high tide Against the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20232 min read
The Sounds of Sea Fret
The Sounds of Sea Fret Grey wave spume, An iciness in the wind. A distant ship passing in a slow blur. Hesitant, uncertain in the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Below
Below I glimpsed the sun, Blurred and mottled, Rhythm swayed by Gentling waves. Mercury and amber flashed And surface kissed. I heard the...
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Tony Frobisher
May 6, 20231 min read
Four Minutes After Midnight
Four Minutes After Midnight 00:00 Count the silence between The twelve strikes, as midnight resonates Where the streets are silent and...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 10, 20231 min read
A Corner of Java
There is a corner of Java Not rich with the aroma of coffee, Or succulent with tea leaf. There is a corner of Java Not abundant with...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Where The Poppies Grow
Come lie Where the poppies grow A place to die Where the poppies grow Where the wind meets the question Why? With silence __ Yesterday...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min read
You'll Find Me (Sea Memories)
You'll Find Me (Sea Memories) You'll find me Where oceans Spill across Pebbled shores In crack and clatter And gentle swoosh. You'll find...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Thing Thinking
Thing Thinking The Things We Barely Notice The passing of the sun The turning of the Earth The movement of time The rising and falling of...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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
May 21, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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