in the moment

my faithful hound 
displays that ease
of being in the moment -

eyes closed
and lips aligned
into a smile

suggesting ecstasy -
composure
as in a state of bliss -

it thrills
yet fills me
brim full of envy 

as health concerns
and turmoil of emotions
have long since 

cast aside
such calm 
assurance



malcolm evison
15 february 2017

Time & Tide

                  Time & Tide

                                    presence and absence

jointly proclaim

a boundary

a living space

a time

where one was changed

and wrought

a difference -

presence and absence

jointly define

a living space

confirm a place

where once a life

was lived

and changed

and in its turn

wrought change

malcolm evison

01 – 04 december 2016

and still - the dog walks me (first draft)

legs quivering, 
like a spluttering candle,
I wondered 
if they would carry me
down footpath and bridleways
of Piper's evening walk. 

I managed,just; then felt 
relieved to reach 
the portal
of our shared abode. 

Exhaustion breaks me, the result
not only of today's exertion but, 
rather a reminder
of last night's sparse
and troubled sleep.

The sun may shine
on just and unjust alike -
but then it rains

it pours, a plenitude
of aches and pains,

a multitude
of torments to endure




malcolm evison
15 november 2016

How to become President

How to become President

get what you can

by any means

you can

if at first

you don’t succeed

throw a tantrum

until they yield

to your demand

malcolm evison – 09 November 2016

ACCORDION - Illustrated Poem

Two Illustrated Poems - SPIKE and BURDOCK

burdock

burdock

the gnawing pain

increases its intensity

in elbows, wrists and knees,

adheres to despondency

like burdock

to coarse clothing

and I, the bystander,

can only stare

into a void of despair

observe

my own decay -

words fail to proffer hope

they only weave

a crude blanket

around an emptiness

which only faith

can fill

Malcolm Evison

13 October 2016

PALE REFLECTION - Illustrated Poem

RESTLESS NIGHT - Illustrated Poem

FURNITURE SALESMAN

Restless - Illustrated Poem

Although I published the text only version of this poem earlier in the year, I am now posting this illustrated version as the poem seems to reflect my most recent post on 'The Word of Sinna Luvva' -


A CRY of SELF-PITY – an ATTEMPT to EXORCISE the PAIN

Seminarian and Poem to Secular Jesus - illustrated poems