by Danny Ballan | Dec 4, 2017 | Poetry
A game of cards—eyes on the table sneaking pastthe watchful discreetnessof each hand holding ontight to those hidden cards—dealt, stolen, forged…Inside it felt as ifsomething was wrong,but I kept onplaying anyway.All the numbersdo not matter;a great hand is fullof...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 1, 2017 | Poetry
A head or two blemished the imagesmeared my view of who might that bewhat stands between me and youa block or two, a window, a wallI can duck behind if I’m lucky enoughI might race you back to the startreset and go like an endless runnerbound to hit an obstacle and...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 1, 2017 | Archive
The stands filled with people eager to watch the race. Some even came here early in the morning from all the country to watch these aspiring drivers race against each other in one of the most prestigious race tracks in the world. This event would always attract the...
by Danny Ballan | Nov 29, 2017 | Poetry
Sitting, daydreaming, flyingto the endless boundariesof a silver screen—the world is all at handwaiting yet to be seen,and hearts are up and running—desire inside so keento get by, day by day—the world is all at hand,yet what does that wide world mean?Sitting,...
by Danny Ballan | Nov 28, 2017 | Archive
First,This masterpiece by Peter Paul Rubens depicts the imaginary scene from Greek Mythology when Hades raped Persephone, kidnapped her and dragged her with him to the underworld. Hence the title of the painting is The Rape of Proserpina (Persephone in Greek...
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