Alan has been writing and making up stories for most of his life.
He’s amazed at how little has survived despite having a loft full of boxes. As a young man, his reaction to sitting his GCE Chemistry exam was to write a poem and submit that instead of wrestling with the Periodic Table. He wasn’t given his poem back. Since then, poetry and short stories have slotted in between the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
He had some success with publication in the 90s but sadly failed to build upon it. In 2012 Alan began blogging at singlemaltmonkey.com and soon found himself on the front page of WordPress. This was an honour which brought him short term international recognition and thousands of views in a matter of days.
Alan still blogs occasionally, writes poetry and short stories, and dreams of becoming the new Carver. You can read his poem by searching for his name at http://www.cirenscene.com
All else happens in blue
Skies end in blue-less space.
Seas surface blue above.
Dark, all dark between.
All else happens in blue.
Eyes wide,
lids lift slow fearful.
Windows green
dark light
no focus no favours.
You hope hope is still
uniform, constant,
as sure as unattainable
silence.
You grasp thick air
held for life itself.
You live on the moon,
sleep on the bed of the ocean.
Love glints on a
knife edge.
As you sink
your fingers disappear
through waves
one moment as another
helpless.
All else happens in blue
Alan Passey
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