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Last Day at School
Reflections on single-parenthood.
Last Day at School
And you are off,
Floating through our front door,
Awash with make-up,
Dripping with love,
Much taller now,
Towering above me
A figure of strength,
Last day at school
Where are you now?
When you are not with me,
No need for cuddles,
No clinging to my leg,
You won’t remember,
...Saturday 6th February 2021 8:09 pm
Sunsets Are For Walking Into
I always took the sky for granted
Never really cared about the stars
Stuck strictly to the daily round,
Women and booze and fast cars
Sunsets are for walking into with you
At last I see the magic in the sky
Sunsets are for walking into with you
How did sunsets ever escape my eye?
You taught me about love and nature
How they go hand in hand together
Giving lo...
Saturday 18th July 2020 11:30 am
Milestones
Lying here comforting my daughter of 9 months beside me, it suddenly occured to me that when she was born I was going to write more, start to share my work, use my time out of work to explore my poetry writing too. You know, all the usual gubbins, before the actual reality of having a newborn who doesn't sleep, has painful reflux and an older, teenage sister or whichever equivalents consume you.
...Tuesday 30th May 2017 5:26 am
Milestone
The first milestone for me
was when I was only three
walked to the end of the garden
and scraped my knee
but then, I was only three
The second milestone for me
was when I was twenty-three
Enrolled in the Civil Service
to serve queen and country
a jolly good pension and all for free
The third, and last, milestone for me
was reaching eighty-three
walked ...
Thursday 20th April 2017 11:17 pm
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