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On Endings (x)
“You’ll get over it” One of most popular lies And most wished for dream . CLP 23/04/2020 →
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On Endings (i)
Poets invest time In every word, not just Memorable last lines . CLP 22/06/2020 →
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On the Cusp
As the moon moves through Its phases from New to Full Love renews, refills . CLP 31/05/2020 →
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Day 59
At the Salthouse church of St Nicholas a nest of blue tits has been established, despite the extensive repair work to the external flint and lime mortar. The parent birds have found food in a nearby garden and are shuttling to and fro to top up their hatchlings. As one bird leaves and crosses the →
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Dream or memory, I forget
Aware of wiggles Warmth of your back on my front Tickles and giggles . CLP 13/05/2020 →
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Uncaged Birds
From that moment, when his shadow fell we children ran amok, mouthing our repressed pain in shouts betrayed so young by hope of better times now held fast on a nightmare journey of frustrations, compounded over bitter years in one long-drawn slow, silent scream . n.b. Stealing from a prompt based on Maya Angelou’s poem →
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Flower Moon Rising
Swollen as my heart Bursting through my aching chest She rises in joy . CLP 07/05/2020 →