Thursday, 3 September 2026

Milk on the Window Sill

For our science project

we put a cup of milk

on the window sill.


Then we left it for a week.

We wanted to see

what would happen.


Part of me hoped something

miraculous would occur – 

rainbows sprouting through


the roof, or satyrs singing 

in majestic chorus, perhaps..

But deep down I knew


that it would turn yellow,

then go putrid, and stink,

until Miss Cartwright made us


throw it all away.


Joshua Seigal


Tuesday, 1 September 2026

From My Mind to Yours

These words are a gift

from my mind to yours. 


It’s not perfect, of course – 

my mind is a human mind


and these words might not

be exactly what your need


right now. But here they are. 

Human to Human. Mind 


to Mind. Take this gift, 

and know that all your devices 


might be faster, smarter, 

more slick and to the point,


But they can’t gift you this love,

from my mind to yours.


Joshua Seigal