The Underhill Journal - poetry It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself. - The Declaration of Arbroath, 1320 http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/poetry/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:01:08 +0200 blogSpirit.com All Rights Reserved http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/11/14/short.html Short http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/11/14/short.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:11:34 +0100 I feel like a lab rat<br />stuck in a huge<br />hazy<br />maze<br />carried on scurrying<br />panicky <br />feet<br />trying to find the reason<br />reward<br />way out<br />rushing headlong<br />with mindless<br />purpose<br />not&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/09/24/unnamed.html Unnamed http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/09/24/unnamed.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:31:08 +0200 I wrote this earlier today. It's an investigation of some of my negative feelings.<br /><br /><br />Erecting barriers<br />In the dark places of my mind,<br />Trying to stop the spread,<br />To shield my&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/06/07/softly.html Softly http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/06/07/softly.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:34:04 +0200 Just a few lines I threw together last night. Not sure how good they are, but I had some imagery in my head I wanted to get out.<br /><br /><br />Softly<br />his voice&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/05/22/human-condition.html Human Condition http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/05/22/human-condition.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Tue, 22 May 2007 14:09:27 +0200 I fell apart today.<br />I do it a little every day.<br />They call it the "Human Condition",<br />but it's hard to find any good medication.<br />I suffer inside, it seems so&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/08/26/two-wee-poems.html Two wee poems http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/08/26/two-wee-poems.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:55:00 +0200 Here's two small poems that I found while sorting through some old work of mine. The first is from the viewpoint of a Celtic type Goddess and the second is simply&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/07/25/the-bride.html The Bride http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/07/25/the-bride.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:42:43 +0200 A little poem I wrote while listening to Nancy Sinatra's Bang Bang. <br /><br /><br />The bedraggled bride<br />Blood stains on virgin white<br />her head hangs, her hair drips<br />just like she was on&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/21/view-from-the-front-door.html View from the front door http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/21/view-from-the-front-door.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:18:56 +0100 Icy wind<br />Prickles<br />Snow is thick<br />In the air<br />And puddles on the ground<br />The weak evening light<br />The only sign of spring<br />Winter holds March<br />In it's raw grasp.<br /><br />Drying&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/21/waking-up.html Waking Up http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/21/waking-up.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:16:35 +0100 Shapely Mountains<br />White as Icebergs<br />Cut across the Blue Sky<br />Like giant, soft pillows<br />Rising above the bed of land<br />Life is stirring<br />Beneath a heavy blanket<br />Of Snow<br />The sunlight&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/01/a-dance-of-blades.html A Dance of Blades http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/01/a-dance-of-blades.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:46:24 +0100 This is not actually finished, but as it has been some time since I worked on it so I'll post it now and maybe gain the impetus to finish it from&#8230; http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/01/no-fate.html No Fate http://underhilljournal.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/01/no-fate.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Ms Miller) Poetry Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:33:08 +0100 This is philosophical revelation in the loose guise of poetry. Make of it what you will.<br /><br /><br />No fate but what we make…..<br /><br />We built the world out of our own minds,&#8230;