Spring/Summer 2016

NOTES ON SCRAPS OF SCREEN PAPYRUS

notes on scraps of screen papyrus,
symbol songs
of our belongs-
inspire us
in the coffee smokes of day
where the fire was
in humid heats ash tray-
inside us
far away.
the new consensus
doesn’t show
nomads
in the census
of its blow
whose glow glads
the past they left too slow:
and the falling
befalling
where we now need to go-
misfits
the steps
of the facefits
in this trough
of peaks and parapets.
so we want wildly
the wilderness that isnt fear-
cut off,
empty,
smiley,
pallet clear-
the colours changed
so rearranged
and us not here.

Strider Marcus Jones

Strider Marcus Jones – is a poet, law graduate and ex civil servant from Salford/Hinckley, England with proud Celtic roots in Ireland and Wales. A member of The Poetry Society, his five published books of poetry are modern, traditional, mythical, sometimes erotic, surreal and metaphysical http//www.lulu.com/spotlight/stridermarcusjones1. He is a maverick, moving between forests, mountains and cities, playing his saxophone and clarinet in warm solitude. 

In 2014, his poetry has been published in The Screech Owl, Catweazle and The Gambler magazines; Vagabonds: Anthology Of The Mad; Killer Whale Journal; Dagda Publishing; The Huffington Post USA; Writer’s Ezine; The Poets Haven-Vending Machine Poetry for Change Volume 5, Sonic Boom Journal and The Open Mouse. His poetry has also been accepted for publication in 2015 by mgv2 Publishing Anthology; Earl Of Plaid Literary Journal 3rd Edition; Subterranean Blue Poetry Magazine; Deep Water Literary Journal, 2015-Issue 1 and Kool Kids Press Poetry Journal; Page-A-Day Poetry Anthology 2015 and Eccolinguistics Issue 3.2 January 2015.