Rayleigh Library Writers Group Blog

We are a diverse group from all walks of life. Our passion is to write; to the best of our ability and sometimes beyond. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, to read and critique our work in friendly, open discussion. However, the Group is not solely about entertaining ourselves. We support THE ESSEX AND HERTS AIR AMBULANCE by producing and selling anthologies of our work. So far we have raised in excess of £9,700, by selling our books at venues throughout Essex.

Tuesday 6 July 2021

Runestones 02

Runes

By Rosemary Clarke

You sit on the bus and remember
The Clairvoyant said 'dark times ahead’
Could there be yet more to contend with?
You wait with a strange kind of dread.
What are the 'dark times' that she spoke of
And will you get out alive?
Is it due to global warming?
Will you be the one not to survive?
She threw down the stones so easily
They just seemed to fall from her hand
It made you wonder at the powers
She clearly had at her command.
Is your boyfriend about to desert you?
Or will losing your job be the main?
Will something be sent to hurt you
And cause you unspeakable pain?
The Clairvoyant said she could not tell you
The runes work their mysterious ways
But when would this horror befall you
Was it months or years or days?
One evening the room is in darkness
Oh you really feel a silly nut
She said darkness would befall you
It has, it's a power cut!