Author Archives: Lindsay Craik

About Lindsay Craik

Writer & Poet Poetry, plays and short stories

No horizon

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Lindsay Craik

Walking sideways to cliff’s edge My memory links the lines on a map Between blank spaces On folded paper I cry I drop x

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well gone

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Lindsay Craik

I remember her at collegeshe was the one that stopped the milkat work she sent us to Falkland’sshe started it by taking back their shipthen the strikes and fury ragedcommon folk she roughly scornedPoll Tax set on Scotland’s folkshe roughly … Continue reading →

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resolution

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Lindsay Craik

saw it there in the fading light; shadow in approaching night. wondered what it was about too fearful then to cry out, move from my position, know the apparition, to follow the fear, … Continue reading →

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maelstrom

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Lindsay Craik

zinging flinging round my mind thoughts delusions of every kind hearing seeing flashing lights feeling mouthing through long nights waking calming there I lay ready steady dawns new day

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