Captian's Log Poem: ‘Til I’m Dying 10 Nov 201910 Nov 2019 Another man lies dying, his body growing colder; his heart is beating slowly, and no one hears it going. He’s not old, he’s not young, just a man, just a…
Captian's Log Drabble: Vigil 5 Nov 2019 The damned souls wailed piteous cries, their voices echoing long into the dark despair of Hell. Oblivious, she stepped onto the scene. The tormented wrecks, the remains of humanity bound…
Captian's Log Poem: The Voiceless 4 Nov 2019 No one ever hears them die, and no one hears them scream. No one can believe the lie; it cannot be unseen. Tired now of this old jest —we’re tired,…
Captian's Log Drabble: Dust 2 Nov 2019 Where not was the ash? It was settled over the ground, grey and dusty. The breeze moved it about in dreary swells. Sometimes you saw what was beneath, the charred…
Captian's Log Haiku: Nights in the Cold 30 Oct 2019 The air, cold as ice, it is dry as desert sand, and pierces my shirt. The night, clear as glass, the dim stars in moonless sky, they're wonders unseen. This…
Captian's Log Poem: Nothing 10 Oct 2019 I’ve no heart I’ve no soul I’ve no mind Sing a song Shout for joy I’ve no ear Play the game win or lose I’ve no part Give me good…
Captian's Log They Die Alone 7 Oct 2019 The broken warrior leaned upon the overturned wagon, his sword wavering as he held it between himself and the bandit. One of the horses whinnied, confused and in pain, dying…
Captian's Log Chiasm: Buried 2 Oct 20192 Oct 2019 Buried where none may see, despised and out of sight: The ground consumes the corpse; the earth closes its mouth. What dreams do dead men dream? What hope lies in…
Captian's Log Dying Land 14 Sep 201914 Sep 2019 Over the moor, their lanterns leading, the distant fairies my window pass. I noticed them last night. Again this night they journey on. I fear this exodus, that soon no…