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Begin once again — The prophecy, Foreseen destiny — A happy ending
Beautiful to be fallen in a love with you my beloved
A union two twin flames
theirs
one old soul’s
shared nostalgia
about
our actions, how we react
an intertwined mind
quale, in the way we act
an ordeal with life
born into circumstance
chaotic
the conundrum
all of the elements and alignments required
the complexity of an immaculate conception
the manifestation of a woman and...
Tuesday 15th April 2025 8:05 am
The Pecking
In the yard's dust-bowl kingdom, hens
Scratch their ancient rhythms. Until
Blood springs – a single drop
Like a red asterisk in white feathers.
Then something older than bone
Switches on behind her eye. Machinery
Of beak and claw engages, pre-programmed,
As if the first raptor never died.
Her neck snakes forward, hooked weapon
Drilling deep, each strike
A vi...
Tuesday 4th March 2025 9:24 am
Choices
Two birds left the nest after they had learned to fly,
setting off to find what the world has got to give.
Each had what it takes to ascend into the sky,
but each bird also had different reasons why they lived.
One lived a life to soar above, his days spent in the air.
The other lived to gather in and build a stable home.
One was carefree enjoying daily views beyond com...
Sunday 16th February 2025 3:43 pm
A Little Time
A LITTLE TIME
Daddy, spend some time with me,
it’s all I really need.
It doesn’t have to be that much,
let’s go do simple things.
Help me remember times back when
I was a little girl,
when you called me your princess doll,
back when you used to twirl
me round and round. You’d tossed me high,
just simply having fun.
So, Daddy let’s ...
Saturday 15th February 2025 5:57 pm
ash & blood
I can’t tell which is worse:
a fire or a flood.
at first, there doesn’t seem to be a difference;
you lose everything in both.
when you take a second look, the monster has grown.
the fire is insatiable.
it devours what’s in sight.
in the end, you have nothing to come back to.
it’s not a choice you get to make.
the flood is curious.
it touches everything within reach.
like a chi...
Friday 10th January 2025 9:41 pm
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
Sun shone through the greying lace,
And highlighted her wrinkled face.
Dormant now, no signs of breath,
Not unexpected, a timely death.
Months of pain relieved by time,
Old age being nature’s ultimate crime.
A better place her soul now seeks,
Drying tears nestled on hollowed cheeks.
This disappearing woman faded from sight,
Unnoticed, she left us all...
Tuesday 7th January 2025 12:34 pm
Through The Storm
A mother’s heart, In pieces,
All hope gone.
Quietly she sits, Reminiscing On the day it all went wrong.
Heart-crushing words,
Unthinkable—
Her whole world torn apart,
As the doctor said,
Apologetic, “We can’t hear the heart.”
Completely numb,
Bewildered,
She sits with a blank stare,
In total denial, Refusing To face her deepest fear
She cried out loud,
Unyiel...
Thursday 14th November 2024 6:01 pm
Written in Stone
an epitaph
covered in overgrown grass
numbers and a letter encrypted,
written to the deceased,
for only those who knew him
you’d truly understand
Saturday 2nd November 2024 4:14 pm
Rain Check
You got alot of nerve, stirring up mess
Churning emotions til they fester and burn
Wrecking havoc, thriving in your habitual habit
Unconcerned with the environment, leaving it in misalignment
Antagonized by your exasperation
Declared our common enemy out of correlation
To fan out the flames of your generation
Sunday 27th October 2024 5:13 pm
She left home
She left home like a stranger in the night
No goodbye for the parents behind her
Shattered, broken and distraught
This isn't what they thought
Estranged and departed
Seperated and disheartened
Where do you belong?
Now you know there's something wrong
Meanwhile the parents stay
Like sharks circling at your bay
Only time will tell
In heaven or hell
...
Thursday 17th October 2024 3:49 pm
In the Embrace of the Night
In my childhood, the night was always a scary thing,
Its silence seeped into my soul,
Its darkness created many shadows,
I saw ghosts mocking me.
Its reflections crept into my closed eyes.
It felt like there was no place to hide.
My little self was too afraid of being caught by them.
Yet, with you by my side, I felt safe.
You became a strong fortress ag...
Tuesday 15th October 2024 10:03 pm
Inclined
It’s frustrating being a generational curse breaker
Ion got nobody to look up to
I’m on this back breaking, google searching “do I need a co-signer?” journey alone
I can’t stand that I don’t have a reliable person to lean on
Was I born just for the cute baby pictures and outfits that people love?
I’ll rather had y’all save that money to go into my college fund
I didn’t wanna...
Tuesday 15th October 2024 7:31 pm
Home
If our grandparents left their house,
we'd miss the Autumn evening drive
to there after school on Fridays,
down the road where people rarely
discover their way to the village with
thirty-five locals, still quite hidden & remote.
We'd miss the night's clouds on
silent stained glass of the village
Church as it greets us just before
the flare of trees & village green
is still distinguis...
Sunday 13th October 2024 8:57 pm
When That Little Boy Is in His Solitude
The little boy has cloudy eyes, yet no tears ever fall.
The little boy often hides his voice behind a faint smile.
The little boy grew into an adventurer,
Singing along with the howling storm,
Fighting the thunder that echoed across the sky,
Confronting the sun that burned the horizon.
The little boy has bones of steel.
The little boy could be anything those...
Tuesday 1st October 2024 6:21 pm
From Your Little Moon “Dear Mom..”
Dear Mom...
Every morning, the scent of warm rice from the cooker,
Along with the echoing rhythm of your footsteps,
And the sound of boiling water poured into a coffee cup,
Never fails to wake me up.
It’s a harmony I always long for,
A melody I always wish to hear,
It is etched vividly in my mind.
Dear Mom...
Your voice through the phone gent...
Saturday 28th September 2024 6:12 am
Option 3
Am I ready for the things I acquire ?
Used to mediocre things
Not having enough money to buy what I need
My goal has always been the finer things
Wearing what I want, living where I want
It seems small but those are big to me
I don’t live above my means
Watched people go down that road
It’s not a pretty scene
I’m scared about what I would do when I acquire what ...
Saturday 21st September 2024 2:37 pm
A love only Grandma can give
There isn’t enough hugs that grandma can give me that I’ll be satisfied with
If I could I would enveloped myself in her arms for eternity
The safeness that I feel within her warm embrace is not something this world can replicate
She embodies the love that people in this world long after
Her love shines brightly on her face whenever she sees me
And my cheeks can’t help but hurt w...
Sunday 15th September 2024 8:00 pm
Single The Odd One Out
Single the odd one out!
Baby blue, sky blue, navy blue, red.
Correct!
Red does not belong here.
Let's do another one.
Jeans, jumpsuit, jacket, towel.
Correct!
Towel does not belong here.
Now, for the final round.
Sister, mother, brother, father, I.
Correct again!
'I' does not belong here.
Saturday 7th September 2024 11:49 pm
A letter to my Father
If we could rewind the clock
Would you be different
So that I could know how it feels
To feel the love of a Father
Maybe I could run into your arms
Instead of away from your fists
You could be my hero
Instead of the nightmare that persists
Left with questions I cannot answer
What version of me were you after
You never liked my face
So neither did I
I look in the mirror
And...
Friday 9th August 2024 8:40 am
Left
Left
5:27 am
It is time to get up.
Airport.
Shower – I use the woman’s fancy shampoo.
Toothpaste, lotion, brush; done – in the black hygiene bag.
The woman enters the bedroom to check on me, “You have everything?”
“Yes,” I say, “I think so; if I leave anything, you could send it to me?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Okay,” I say. She walks to the kitchen and sits down softly with ...
Monday 24th June 2024 5:50 pm
Tide Pools
A cigarette glows
reflected in the truck windshield
careening through the city night
These headlight beams
fruitlessly searching
for something gone
The Grand Rapids highways
never take me where I want to be
not even close
I drink awhile at Anchor bar
a quarter spinning on the table
thoughts go round, keep coming back
'til my skull's swimming too
Two more beers
heads they’re mine
t...
Monday 24th June 2024 4:41 pm
The Cathedral
Father told me, when i was young, that his mother told him ‘if you can fit pinky to thumb around your wrist you are too thin’. When I managed to grasp my arm half way up, pinky to my thumb, I saw success. It’s hard to see sadness when you are sick. Mother taught me forgiveness was not earnt, but expected. So, when you lied to me I knew what I was to do next.
The cathedral was o...
Monday 17th June 2024 7:34 am
Father's Day
Greetings cards with wine or wellies
Gardening, golf and air guitars
Flawless lawns, beer bellies
For this is what you are
You’re slower, balder, fuller faced
Your jokes fall flat and stale
That bike you bought, still in its place
Another mid-life fail
The Lycra was more than a stretch
You ’re living in the past
Running uphill makes you retch
And your tr...
Saturday 15th June 2024 3:43 pm
Mouthful of Words Poem after Brian Moses
Mouthful Of Words
Poem after Brian Moses
These are the words my teacher teaches,
omnipresent, evaporating, invigilator, dichotomy,
diminuendo.
Then there are the words at home they choose
in our chatters animated to recounting the news.
There are the words that Grandma always seems
to say that I regurgitate, no matter the situation or their
denoting: bam...
Wednesday 29th May 2024 9:31 pm
Rushed Holiday
Friday at last, speed home from work
The flights tomorrow, few drinks a perk
It's that time, hurray! it's come round at last
But now i'll have to pack and make it fast
I'll pull the cases from the loft space
Unzipped and clean, put ready in place
I open the drawers and tip out all the clothes
Where's my favorite T shirt, God only knows
Three shirts, a tie! A jacket quite light
Not w...
Friday 3rd May 2024 11:30 pm
Uncle Phil
Our house might not be the same now that I’ve slipped away , you might feel oh so empty and not sure how to fulfil your day .
We shared so much memories , time and love .If you’re feeling lonely talk to me and I’ll be listening up above .
Don’t be sad too long or grieve on the question why , I needed my time of peace but this isn’t us saying goodbye .
You will hear me rustle through the ...
Sunday 21st April 2024 6:06 pm
Entropy
Where has it brought me
To the point of hatred towards my own kin
Less in thought and more of it on me
Why do I hate my mother
She’s taken my youth and discouraged my future
Left to take hold of her addictions
Copying what I know I don’t want
So why do I carry on
Doing things that I know resemble her
Cursed by a course of action
Product of a design
Disgusted ...
Friday 19th April 2024 7:52 pm
FAMILY
Be not a leaf
falling from a tree
Be a branch...
part of the trunk
with roots
to ground you.
By Lynn Hahn
Thursday 18th April 2024 6:15 pm
Thoughts of the wife of a pedophile
Maybe not the healthiest thing
But the healthiest I ever had
Such a prince charming you seemed, with
your white van for a steed. Full of recovery
stories and what seemed like integrity.
Not perfect for sure, an anger problem and unnaturally, unwarranted high self esteem. Yet still better, more together and healthier
than I had ever been.
So many nuggets of...
Monday 8th April 2024 9:54 pm
chronic pain
i'm sick of doing the best i can
because it isn't ever enough
if I can't be good,
what's the point of being here at all?
I never sleep well anymore
even though I tell the doctors I sleep fine
I just stare at the ceiling
and live through the lives of others
sit in class with an ache behind my eyes
I can't even tell if the pain is real
excedrin can only do so much
and I think my toler...
Thursday 14th March 2024 1:25 pm
A Bird Now Gone
No bird remains to sing his song.
so silence pounds the whole day long.
In beat with memory of the day
I clapped to make him go away.
The fault, it clearly lies with me
the bird was what the bird should be.
Now I live knowing I was wrong…
to want to silence any song.
Thursday 29th February 2024 7:13 pm
Forever...
They say that change is a part of life,
Alright,
If everything were to stay the same,
Forever,
I will be bored out of life,
But there are always some things,
That I want,
For eternity,
Like my love for chocolates, maybe,
Or my stupid childish desires and wishes,
Gazing at stars all night,
Or feeling the warmth of sun,
On me, as I let my imaginations run wild,
...Thursday 14th December 2023 9:20 am
Low Winter Son
I kick away the leaves
uncover the carved stones
And reading your names again
I let those feelings flood in
The two of you rest together
laid deep beneath the earth
There’s a tree that grows above you
and here’s me, treading my own winter
Life was in wealth, awhile
but I’ve been chasing that warmth
for three decades now
I’m tired and my body aches
There will be fireworks tonight
...
Thursday 23rd November 2023 3:23 pm
Walking into the light
The morning sun silvered the poplar leaves
Somewhere others lay in the cut clay
waiting
And I smelt the sea’s dead things
As I walked.
Kelp, razor shells, crabs, limpets
School friends swam and laughed in sandy craters
And there I was walking
By Goat's Water, the Old Man looking down
As he had for all my life
And all those other lives before
The smell of wet bra...
Thursday 9th November 2023 9:32 pm
The Hidden Essence
At the time I was somewhat cold,
A child doing as it was told,
Sitting in the hut Dad just built,
Not so solid, a bit of tilt,
The rain dripping onto my head,
Family there, us being fed,
Avoiding spiders seen about,
Waiting until we could run out,
Back inside into our home warm,
Before drizzle turned into storm,
Yet now all I...
Thursday 28th September 2023 10:16 am
The Hidden Essence
At the time I was somewhat cold,
A child doing as it was told,
Sitting in the hut Dad just built,
Not so solid, a bit of tilt,
The rain dripping onto my head,
Family there, us being fed,
Avoiding spiders seen about,
Waiting until we could run out,
Back inside into our home warm,
Before drizzle turned into storm,
Yet now all I...
Thursday 28th September 2023 10:13 am
I Swear I Won't Mourn You
I swear I won't mourn you
I won't miss the days
Of snuggling up to you
Of you kissing away my fears
Of the long phone calls talking about our days
They never happened anyway
I won't miss the time you visited
And baked my favorite dish
And watched the kids while I went for a run
And folded my laundry tightly
It never happened anyway
I won't mi...
Saturday 26th August 2023 5:49 am
The Vagabond
she is the vagabond
who wanders with the winds
forever adrift
a prisoner to her sins
by dawn she appears
nextdoor, or nearby
she’ll pay you no mind
nor lift you an eye
now, offer her aid
let her stay for a while
she’ll throw you a laugh
or feign you a smile
but soon as you stop
and question her ways
her grin disappears
her eyes fill wi...
Saturday 5th August 2023 1:13 am
A loss of life & words
I lost my Brother, and my poetry went with him
Words replaced by a bottomless hollow
Knowing he has not one more tomorrow
The words I needed drifted away
Hiding from the light of day
Wallowing in a sea of grey
The sea, which drowns us all
When someone dear passes away
He liked a drink, and liked a fag
But was the best brother I could have had
'A good looki...
Wednesday 2nd August 2023 1:22 pm
The Flickering Of A Candle
There was such a tenderness
In the beating of her heart
But, such a terrible wailing
To go unheard
Her hand lay open & empty
Her eyes
Mostly closed
A smile could occasionally flicker
Like the flame of a candle
Dancing before it becomes smoke.
On that last night
When the rain poured
And the moon hid
Her hand slowly closed
Her cheeks dimpled with ...
Saturday 15th July 2023 1:41 pm
We Are Legion
These words that I speak
These words I now write
These flat voweled phrases
These poems I indite
This love of things dark
This love of things light
This fondness for nature
This ease with the night
These moments of joy
These moments of fear
These hands clenched in fists
These thoughts holding clear
This taste for fine wine
This taste for che...
Saturday 10th June 2023 10:18 am
Phantom Hands
Grief casts complex shadows
over the wilting body
You feel the fingers grasping
as sirens rise again
This fatalistic ritual
an energy made negative
and stomach knotted up
by such unhelpful thoughts
Pain rips at your sails
thunderous and wild
is it the body breaking down
a message poorly translated
The shrieking of absence
cuts deep into the gut
those hands twist and grip
the cycle...
Thursday 1st June 2023 4:40 pm
JANE
Gracious as her title
God Blessed the earth with this noble warrior by name
Like oxygen to survive she is vital
Unique lady unlike any other
For Jane we are blessed Bright mother
Her heart dances and sings
Fine cut like a diamond
As golden as her rings
This lady is flamboyant as true as her beauty
She oozes style
Eyes sparkling like stars I see her soul in her smile
She cares and loves
...
Wednesday 26th April 2023 2:40 pm
Language Barrier
I’m screaming at the top of my lungs
But she can’t hear me.
I might as well be yelling in French or Spanish because
She just doesn’t understand me
When I tell her I can’t do this.
She doesn’t get it when I tell her
I don’t know—
Je ne sais pas,
Yo no sé
—how I’m going to see this through.
It’s like my brain es en fuego from all
Of the información being ...
Wednesday 29th March 2023 4:56 pm
A Christmas Bauble
As snow came down
her wondrous eyes
flared as bright
as winter skies
She imagined they fell
from Santa's sleigh
And that he might
pop down & say:
What a good girl
you've been this year
You may get more
than an apple & pear!
And through a window
frosted lightly,
she saw a snowman
fat, but sprightly!
He danced & raised
his batt...
Wednesday 14th December 2022 12:07 pm
SUFFERING SOLDIER
Two decades of uniqueness and joy so far and many more to come
Her name means Life
Who is like God is the name meaning of her mum
Father Paul ..small and Hansom according to the bible of name meaning
Kind hearted tower of strength
Wife Michelle ,because of her he's beaming
Eve she keeps them breathing
The heart and soul of her folks existence
Such bond
...
Monday 5th December 2022 6:11 pm
Critical
Imagine freedom being tied
To how far you can run
Be it from a gun,
your mum
Running from expectations
You're acting like a bum
Someone's son
To succumb to banal pleasures
You bum
Experienced pleanty these few years
But yet still
A master of none
The cat has 9 lives
You live to tell one tale
You've been given plenty of opportunities
And yet you fai...
Monday 28th November 2022 10:30 pm
A little girl that got lost
My dad gave me a pair of glasses when I was about 5
It confused me a little
He said, “This is the only thing you’ll ever need.”
“This will keep you as my little girl,” he said
He put it on and looked at me with a smile
With a warm one, I could see he liked it this way
I wondered back then if the warmth would cool if I took it off
but I didn’t want to find out so soon
I cou...
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 8:29 pm
Family Tree
Her wrinkled hand took hold of his
as she sang a grand old song
Her grandson looked at it & said:
You've been in the bath too long!
She said, "Those creases are like the circles
within a wonderful tree!
It shows how long I've been around
How long that I've been me!"
There's a lot of creases there, Grandma
They've spread right up to your face!
I recko...
Sunday 20th November 2022 4:00 pm
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