Hywel Vaughan-Davies

Hywel Vaughan-Davies Dec 2018

tumbles through
tenebrous caves;
slow erosion
lost in clacking
echoes -
ephemeral
puffs of dust.

Hywel Vaughan-Davies Dec 2018

Friction

The knife struggles
to slice cheese,

the blade hampered by
a resistant truckle.

Existential friction makes
an unmade sandwich.

Hywel Vaughan-Davies Nov 2018

Eroica

Ludwig’s largesse,
to the Corsican Fiend
reached a coda of lament.

Hywel Vaughan-Davies Nov 2018

The old man's breath
tears russet leaves
from ragged books.

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Hywel Vaughan-Davies Nov 2018

Resistance

Violas sway
and hum
in the face
of brumal winds.

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Hywel Vaughan-Davies Nov 2018

Dripping fire,
the oak's toes
are nibbled
by rimy teeth.

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Hywel Vaughan-Davies Nov 2018

Grief

Dead comrades –
desiccated fruit,
plucked from iron vines.

Sensitive minds
at rest; while
psyche's quake.