The World Outside the Window

“Everybody seems to think I’m lazy I don’t mind, I think they’re crazy Running everywhere at such a speed Till Continue reading →

The Rise of Man and So Much Machinery (The Tall Man Chronicles, Poem 4)

  I had completed the photography for The Tall Man Chronicles but I have decided to retake many of them Continue reading →

Old Horntail

Hello wood wasp Massive bug landing on the shed Is this a suitable place for you. Why are you in Continue reading →

Fever with a twist of Lime

  The soaring temperature, is followed by the storm It feels like some New Orleans swamp not a suburb in Continue reading →

Jackdaw Singing

Jackdaw Singing Busy, bustling and bossy Crowded sky This bird, in native tongues can have dark meanings At 4am, their Continue reading →

Meet the Wizened King

Meet the Wizened King, he will appear in my poetry collection The Tall Man Chronicles.   Those trees who are Continue reading →

The Sound of Ancient Voices

The voices of the leaves chattering, singing harmoniously to the wind. Copyright John de Gruyther 2014

Tall Tales

I had planned to release a collection of my poetry as an e-book entitled Tales from Redundancy Row. These plans Continue reading →