The Big Dream

for a detective story with a difference go to:

http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-big-dream-by-stuart-larner/

Courtship by an Equilibrist

I saw a circus acrobat balancing on street furniture, and wondered if he was trying to attract the attention of a lady in the crowd

go to

http://www.everydaypoets.com/courtship-by-an-equilibrist-%e2%80%a2-by-stuart-larner/






to see how he got on.

Find solace from the terrible storms that have lashed our coast

published in the Scarborough Review

How Celebration Grows

On the sea's raging white horses

That beat hooves against our coast,

I saw a Scarborough fishing boat ride home

Encircled by celebrating gulls.

I marvelled at  how, in such a storm,

The  excitement of one gull could attract so many,

But didn't know how important that sight could be.

For now, Chinese New Year of the Horse,

When the sea's stallions stampede again,

I remember summer donkeys plodding on the sand,

And know how the excitement of one child

Drew in the hearts of so many, including me.

Stuart Larner

NEW POEM

Ever had the feeling that the world has changed, and you just can't put your finger on what it used to be like?

To see how I coped  go to:


http://www.everydaypoets.com/the-shop-that-isnt-there-by-stuart-larner/

link to poem

see what you can dance with today:


http://www.everydaypoets.com/invitation-to-dance-by-stuart-larner/

Poem: Pool Lifeguard

ever wondered what it was like to work in a swimming pool?

see:

http://www.everydaypoets.com/pool-lifeguard-by-stuart-larner/

A Present from Scarborough

You went to the shops to get someone a present,

And wrapped it with the best glitter you could buy.

Now the time comes, you watch them open it.

And in this first moment, they stop, stock-still,

Sensing there is something else as well inside.

Something else they cannot see, hear, taste, or smell;

Something else they cannot wear or even touch.

Rather, it touches them.

Something else called love.

Stuart Larner

Scarborough Review, December 2013