After ‘Bread and Butter’ by Jo Roach. I come from women called Ann, Doris, Annie, warm hearts, strong souls, the…
The Witches of Woodleigh
I’ve been thinking about things today, thoughts going round in my head; when I got married I was happy, I…
Write About Something Different (She Said)
Write about something different she said, different she said, different she said, please write about something different she said, but…
One Precious Moment
I think of the trees and I think of leaves and it reminds me of leaving. I look at the…
Thanks But No Thanks (it isn’t that easy)
“Well I’d just leave.” What, as easy as that? You mean you’d just go at the drop of a hat?…
Mirroring
Evil is the mirroring smile the frog prince. Evil is the stifling embrace his sweat dripping on your face. Evil…
New Growth
She thinks she is like a lily. She looks strong and straight, fresh and bold, strongly scented – not to…
Inches
Give you an inch you take a mile, no wonder I lost my famous smile. Your motto is “treat them…
Love from Above
Is it selfish to want to be you, to just be yourself in all that you do? Is it selfish…
Today
Today I packed your shame into a parcel, neat and tidy but no ribbon – no colourful ribbon for you,…
Colours
This is a poem that I wrote last June at a retreat in Crete (above). I discarded as throw-away writing.…
Bricks and Mortar
I wrote this after reading “A House We Can Never Find” by Kapka Kassabova: BRICKS AND MORTAR Just bricks and…
Life’s rich tapestry
This is my response to the Robert Frost poem which I blogged about yesterday: PATHS (LIFE’S RICH TAPESTRY) You think…
Clouds (Dementia Daze)
A quart of milk, brown bread, paper. So he goes to the garage. He lights his pipe, and forgets. And…
Mash ups
Last week I took a deep breath and attended a new writing group. This is what is called pushing your…