by Ward | Jan 15, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Twin beat of tire spokes braid night airinto set of rapids a canoe would fall upon.Creases of energy propel me deliriouslyforward, folds of force comfortable as pillows,wells of gravity like muscles from beneath.My legs pound the circle of bicycle pedalsthrough night...
by Ward | Jan 13, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
It’s not about the biggest car.Not about being first.About indulging the urge to killin the name of privilege and wealth. Valour defines its arena one way:deny fate, envisage what should be.Valour is seldom found in the public process,except the moment when the...
by Ward | Jan 8, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Today, I pretend everything is fine.The lake is calm, weather hot,the great blue water stretchesto kiss the wide blue sky uninterrupted,and the lake beckons,spreads its arms wide, says,“Swim with me,“Remember.”As I swim, I am part of the wash,everything drains but the...
by Ward | Jan 6, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
1,000 lives.Each one never perfect,undone by the weakness of living.One life as an aesthetic only to hate more.One life as an addict only to suffer more.One life as a dog to experience humiliation.One life as king more than enough.One life as gambler, all meaning won...
by Ward | Jan 5, 2026 | Essays, Writing
Sight is instantaneous, illusory and easily confused. Ask any magician.Our eyes connect directly to our brain. Our visual processing occurs at incomprehensible speeds, passing through various parts of our brain electric speed, and most of those internal mental...
by Ward | Dec 17, 2025 | Prose, Writing
a Christmas ghost storyIt was Christmas time and the theatres were filled with audiences eager for pantomimes, romances, comedies. And the greats.The Great Actor was sitting in his dressing room waiting for the start of the great play, King Lear. He was King Lear.As...
