Bad Blood
Every time I write about you
You become real
My heart makes it to the page
Imaginings don’t fade
My words seem to sketch your portrait
In ashen blues and greys
I search for brighter colours
I Consider cerulean blue
And cadmium red
My hand loses control
The pallet lies before me
Depressing
Bright hues have blended into mud
With all my might
I wi...
Tuesday 16th August 2022 12:28 am
Imagine
Imagine receiving your first criminal conviction
At five years old
Imagine a world where you are taken
By strangers
Imagine
Imagine now that you are alone
Imagine
Strange figures dressed in black
And white
Imagine
Being convicted
Of poverty
Imagine
Being sentenced
At five years old
Now imagine
You are taken
Away from your brothers
And...
Saturday 13th August 2022 10:47 pm
Golden Wing
Soft whispers
On the autumn breeze
Sharing secrets with the trees
Reds running into golden hues
As the robins
Tweet and sing the blues
Feet cossetted
Comforted by last spring’s
Brood
Kicking thru the fallen
Leaves
Percussion
To the robin’s
Tune
Startled deer
Run for cover
Enthralling for life’s
Smitten lovers
Seasons come
And ...
Friday 12th August 2022 7:50 pm
My Sweetest Inner Child
Stay calm
Rest silent
Listen to your heart
Ignore the disturbance
This noise
Does not belong to you
Sweet child
The clatter resounds
Around you
Know it is not your place
To be held
In their over reaching
Palms
Hold your breath
And wait
Patience is your friend
The winds will soon arrive
To drive the poison
Out
Now exhale
Let...
Wednesday 10th August 2022 12:13 am
You Promised
I waited
For you
But you never
Came
I watched the sunrise
I cried as it set
The moonlight
Engulfed me
The stars
Spelled out you name
I stood in the ocean
Frozen in time
The wind took me back
To when you said
You would always be mine
I rode the white horses
I sailed over clouds
My heart was aching
But my hope
Never gave out
...
Sunday 7th August 2022 11:14 pm
Alone With My Thoughts.
I sit here
Alone
With my thoughts
I open the doors
To my ghosts
And in they come
At first they are shy
Like wisps of smoke
In the air
But I beckon them
And before long
They rush in
All vying for me
To reply
They float unconsciously
They are like visitors
Who outstayed their welcome
But now I feel bad
Just a little sad
Who asked...
Thursday 4th August 2022 10:01 pm
This Old House.
This old house haunts me
Each room is filled with memories
Snapshots of a well lived life
Pulling me back through foggy hills
And evergreen lanes
Every cobweb woven around my heart
Elicits a new daydream
Every creaky floor board has morphed into my bones
A reminder of how life used to be
When it was only them and us
Life spawned from you and me
When we we...
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 11:18 pm
Love?
I know not what this thing love is
I have no words to explain
I know of nothing but this pain
It is exquisite pain
It owns me
In it’s presence I have no power
So how is it I feel more alive
More real
More of everything
More powerful
Than I’ve ever been
It owns me
I own it
I am the channel
And it pains me but fulfils me
More than any other thing
...Friday 29th July 2022 8:48 pm
In You.
I saw myself
For the first time
I saw myself
In you
I caught a sense
Of my beauty
In you
I saw how I shimmered
For the first time
I caught my reflection
And
I saw it was true
It was in the glint of your eye
In your cheeky smile
Your stutter
And the way your eyes
Fluttered
You made me see myself
All shiny and new
You made me
...Tuesday 26th July 2022 9:08 pm
Silly Me.
Here I am
Let the crows strip me
Of what is left of my humanity
I offer myself
Wholly
To your depravity
My weakness
Is your strength
See my flesh
And feast
Devour me
I succumb
I Submit!
Your commitment
Has convinced me
I am worthless
Do you like the taste
Of my blood?
Go ahead
Drink
As you see fit
What is that ...
Wednesday 20th July 2022 9:31 pm
Your Choice.
When did we forget
Why did we turn our backs
How did it come to this
Did something
And nothing change?
Was it bureaucracy
That changed us?
Or was that simply
An excuse?
Do you hide behind
Your paperwork
Does that make you
Deliberately obtuse?
Can you absolve
Yourself of guilt
If you don’t look me
In the eye?
Is it easier to lie?
...
Monday 18th July 2022 10:23 pm
La Luna (unfinished)
Had she been born under the sun
Perhaps she would have dazzled
Maybe her light would never
Have dimmed
The sky so blue
Beholden to Theia’s Light
A vast expanse filled only
With gratitude
That’s what she should have been
When the stars aligned
They had other plans
She would defy all gravity
Such majesty would be bestowed
Upon her
Her birthright wa...
Sunday 17th July 2022 8:41 pm
The Ancestral Scream
Walk away
Leave me alone
You no longer have a home
My heart belongs
Not to you
This heart belongs to me
It is my only reality
Be gone, now
I need to live
My only goal
Is to thrive
You are dead
I am alive
Thank you, for all you’ve done
Because of you
I do survive
But I cannot stand
I refuse to be
Beholden to your mistakes
I am ...
Friday 8th July 2022 10:32 pm
A Fisherman Without a Hook.
I would be happy
If I wasn’t so sad
I am so sorry
That things are so bad
When I was little
I thought it a given
Respect your elders
If you want to enjoy
Livin'
Look up to the wise
The educated
For they are your betters
They will tell you no lies
When I was young
I imagined a world
Where the privileged
Looked out
For everyone
...
Wednesday 6th July 2022 7:46 pm
Energy
Aging, simply put,
Is dynamic change
Key word here is dynamic
Without it we would simply
Be dead
Death, simply put
Is the end of dynamics
No more motion
Completion perhaps
So, if you are aging
You are a success!
A witness
To a natural process
Death comes
Only to the ego
Ask a physicist
They will tell you
Energy
Never ceases
...Tuesday 5th July 2022 8:15 pm
A Life Lived in Glory
‘Grandma, why are you old?’
‘My dear boy, I’m not old!’
But it’s true
I was here before you
And I’ve seen so much
Unfold
I was here first
And I’ve been around
For some time
That’s how you
Are here
To hear my rhymes
I am the rehearsal
The years have taught me
My lines
Having played every role
I’ve been daughter and mother
Friend, foe and ...
Monday 4th July 2022 9:58 pm
The Sailor's Response
Well, thank you, dear lady
Your offer is fine
But I am sure
In all truth
I’d just be wasting your
Time
You see
I’m a bit of a loner
It’s how I like to be
It’s just me
And my boat
And the wide open
Sea
Don’t get me wrong
I do like a good song
I confess that I’m tempted
By your blue eyes
And your golden hair
That’s so long
...
Sunday 3rd July 2022 9:19 pm
Come Sit with Me
Come sit with me, sailor
Tell me your tales
You’ve travelled the oceans
You’ve danced with dolphins
And sung with whales
Your weathered voice
So husky and wizened
It give me the chills
I’m eager to hear
All that you hold dear
We have time to kill
I’ve nowhere to be
We’ll drink whiskey
And wine
Til we’ve had our fill
Tell me your...
Thursday 30th June 2022 8:50 pm
Irony
The irony of being lost at sea
Yet knowing one must sail
To discover where that one should be
Such irony is not lost on me
As I launch myself and my ship
In search of what will set me free
What is life … if not just to be?
To swing from the branch
Of the old oak tree
To dance in the rain
Embrace the change
So the sun can warm my face
Again
Life...
Wednesday 29th June 2022 8:45 pm
Why?
As I walk
This brambled path
I pick the thorns from my limbs
Alas, there is always another sting
Some are roses
Some are thorns
Yet, once. weren’t we all
The same acorn?
Somewhere, along the line
Something happened
Was it nurture, or the Divine?
Why are we all so different -
If technically, we are all the same?
How is it we all f...
Sunday 26th June 2022 8:30 pm
Under the Mackerel Sky
Under the mackerel sky
This is where we say
Goodbye
Times change
For you and me
Under this maudlin sky
Lovers are becoming
Strangers
From broken promises
Souls are freed
Look for me in the dappled light
My shadow will lead you
Into the moonlight
Such beauty pierces through
The silver scales ...
Those which adorn
This magnificent macker...
Tuesday 21st June 2022 7:57 pm
Give Me Poetry
Give me poetry
I want beautiful words
Tell me about the birds
And the bees
Wrap me in adjectives
Curled around nouns
I don’t care if it elicits
A smile
Or a frown
Take me to places
I’ve never been
Illustrious spaces
Felt
But not seen
Paint me a picture
Invoke thoughts of a bard
Conjure up deities
Weave magic spells
I will even fo...
Wednesday 8th June 2022 8:49 pm
An Accident of Birth
Two women born into the unknown
One into riches pillaged from the overthrown
Her umbilical cord was made of gold
She was swaddled in cashmere
Christened and told
She was the chosen one
The other …
An accident
Born into squalor
Her cord made
Of cold, hard stone
Christened in rags
And told she was a sinner
The golden child
Lived off the tax payers ...
Tuesday 7th June 2022 8:34 pm
Summer Rain
Old friend, arriving like the summer rain
A soothing caress filled with tenderness
Light, smooth words to ease my pain
Old friend, it’s so nice to be with you again
You feel like the rain kissing the grass
Breathing new life into this wretched soul
Broken and breathless
Dear friend, your presence is priceless
With you I grow, I will not fold
You are the su...
Monday 6th June 2022 8:54 pm
Aphrodite's Blushes
The way the sunlight washes over your skin
Brings thoughts that would make
Even Aphrodite blush
Your smile full of warmth
The crinkle of your eyes
That shadow of doubt
When you breathe
Out ...
The raise of the eyebrows
Reveal even yourself ...
You surprise
Aphrodite weaves spells
Thoughts I cannot dispel
Beholden to a beauty so bright
It out...
Friday 3rd June 2022 9:00 pm
A Conversation with my Father
A conversation with my father
He was old when we spoke
Ninety years and more
I asked him what it was like
When he served in the second
World war
You don’t need to know girl
What I know would make your toes curl
I don’t want to remember
Don’t ask difficult questions
My memory is blurred
But I’d really like to know, dad
Was it really, really bad?
It’s...
Monday 30th May 2022 9:06 pm
The Rose and The Butterfly.
The rose and the butterfly
Symbols of summer to my own eye
The rose in all it’s glory
Blooms to recount summer’s story
Blousey and innocent, the rose
Always seems so content
Still, she stands
Upright and tall
Head turned to the sun
She captures the attention
Demands respect from one
And all
The butterfly…
A passerby
She flutters
Hither, thithe...
Friday 27th May 2022 9:42 pm
The End of Trust
When I walk beside you, please, hold my hand
I don’t expect you to understand it all
But I hope … you might try to break my fall
You might reach out
You might even try to connect
Place your feet close, to where I stand
Your disconnect is wearing
A resistance to sharing leaves me wondering
Is this it?
Did I imagine you – was it real?
Digging deep, on repeat
Is ...
Sunday 22nd May 2022 11:01 pm
Splish, Splash!
Splish, splash!
Welly boots and rainbow coats
Puddle jumps and squelchy squeals
Muddy paws and tiny feet
Made this rainy day complete
Mud and ice cream stuck to our faces
Carefree laughter as we squished and dashed
Splish, splash, splish splash!
Puddle jumping in mid May
Helps to chase the gloom away!
C.K.22
Sunday 22nd May 2022 5:25 pm
Mother
Mother ...
You were taken by the wind
Blown from one place to another
I imagine you were water
Everywhere, but impossible to hold
Between my hands
Somehow you would always seep through
And soak into the ground
I know you were fire
Because you always burned bright
In my heart
You were the earth from whence I was birthed
I wish that just once
I could have ...
Thursday 12th May 2022 9:04 pm
Circumspect
Somewhere, in my mind
There is a place where life is kind
It is my favourite place to be
For I think it’s where I feel most free
In my minds eye, birds fly
High
The sky is blue
And the people few
Flowers bloom
In the mountain dew
Lakes and waterfalls
Erase my thoughts of gloom
Daisies tickle at my toes
Scent of mimosa
Assaults my nose
And...
Tuesday 10th May 2022 9:12 pm
No rules
This is freedom
Written by a four year old
He didn't care
He wouldn't be told!
He didn't think
About spelling or grammar
He just wanted
To be free, wild and bold
I envy his ability
To do what I wouldn't dare!
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Sunday 8th May 2022 10:58 pm
What is Freedom?
Freedom is not licence
Although some may pretend
Freedom of speech
For example
Gives them permission
To fulfill their own ends
Freedom is a privilege
The meaning of which is greatly debated
Among philosophers and academics alike
Freedom relies on selflessness and selfishness
If you feel free, you are blessed.
C.K.22
Sunday 8th May 2022 12:38 am
First Date
First date
She wore leopard print
And red satin
He wore skinnies
He looked kinda Latin
They ate Caribbean
Jerk chicken
And spicy rice
They seemed comfortable
Together
Just like
Silk and leather
I thought they
Looked really nice
Seemed like they
Had lots to say
Took it in turns
And looked at each other
In an attentive way
...
Friday 6th May 2022 11:47 pm
One Night Stand
I was twenty one
It was my birthday
I was looking for fun
I saw you
You were the one
I thought that you
Looked like fun
Kylie was playing
I should be so lucky
You sidled up
Said, ‘Hello Ducky’
I was feeling
Rather plucky
So I replied
With a flutter
From my eyes
And a flash
Of my slender
Thighs
Did it take you
By surpri...
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 10:42 pm
French Doubles
Your face cutting through the thickness of the summer air
I could smell you, you smelt of patchouli and whisky
Your shirt thin enough to rile me
I remember, because I was enthralled
I had it all
We drank french doubles
A recipe for trouble
Our laughter must have wakened the dead
But we didn’t care
We were the only ones there
Images of you filled my head
G...
Monday 2nd May 2022 9:34 pm
Mother, Father and Me.
When I was little
I fancied the moon was home to my mother
Peeking out from under my covers
I would search for her face
I imagined her sitting
Next to the man in the moon
-Perhaps he was my father
Night after night
As my heart took flight
My eyes would shine bright
To imagine them hugging each other
Sadness would smother me
When the cloudy nights
Wo...
Wednesday 27th April 2022 10:53 pm
I See You.
I see you ...
I wish you could see yourself
The way I see you
I see the shadow of doubt
That crosses your face
The slowness of your pace
I see the look of sadness
When you think no-one
Is watching
I feel the weight on your shoulders
The despair in the air
That you breathe
I hear the sighs
That you heave
Your broken heart
Is hard to hide
Fro...
Tuesday 26th April 2022 9:28 pm
Glue
You pushed so hard
To get your own way
You never seemed to understand
Or perhaps it was me
Who never understood
How hard you found it
To be a man
Don’t get me wrong
You were big and strong
But inside you struggled
Somehow
You didn’t belong
I wish that you could have spoken to me
I wanted to take your shattered parts
Glue them together
With the...
Sunday 24th April 2022 11:12 pm
Living in Hope
Grasping at shadows
Catching reflections
Holding onto waters
Breathing
Reliving
Trying to understand
The slip of the hand
Lives lived
Friends gone
Loves faded
Not forgotten
Just lessons
On how to forgive
Happy and sad
Disillusioned
And mad
Kisses and slaps
Life’s fusions
Confusions
Treading softly
Skipping gaily
Pearlesc...
Saturday 23rd April 2022 11:03 pm
Bling
Being a girl can often be a precarious thing
I’ve often struggled with all the associated bling
A number of times I’ve found female accouterments
Really quite devastatingly mind numbing
Why does it take you so long?
A question many of my girlfriends
Have heard throughout their lives
Girlfriends, sisters, friends and wives
They’ve learned it’s best to keep quiet
...
Thursday 21st April 2022 9:56 pm
Osmosis Of Emotion
Tears, miniature universes
Prisms to human experience
Melodies, songs, and verses
Played out through the eyes
Osmosis of emotion
Tears in motion
Written on the face
With pure devotion
Feelings looking
For a sense of place
C.K. 22
Thanks for the invite, John Botterill. I tried my best! 😂
Tuesday 19th April 2022 10:33 pm
Ready By Nine
Sometimes I struggle to know how I feel
I think I’m OK but then the sadness
Begins to feel real
I don’t know why
But I just want to cry
Curl up and die
I think back on it all
The rise and the fall
The ups and the downs
And I straighten my crown
I release a deep sigh
I ache when I see
How history replays
In the lives of the girls
The girls I have ...
Monday 18th April 2022 11:36 pm
The Eagle's Wedding
Have you ever climbed a mountain?
Have you ever dreamed?
Did you imagine what you might see there
On that heady mountain peak?
I have climbed a mountain
And I will tell you what I saw
But you might not believe
What it is that I did see
Still, it’s true
So listen, I implore!
For I saw such beauty
Beyond anything that’s real
You may never have imagined
...Sunday 17th April 2022 8:55 pm
She Knows Her Worth
It is not in your lies
Nor in your charms
It was never there
In your deceit
She wasn’t born
To make you replete
Her worth is not drawn
From your opinion of her
It’s time for you now
To take a back seat
The fruit of my womb
Is not yours to keep
Her beauty runs deep
Beyond skin and hair
When she drew her
First breath
You were not there
...
Thursday 14th April 2022 10:12 pm
BOGOFF
Did you think I was a Bogoff
Or a rechargeable battery?
I can’t imagine for one moment
You believed there was more
Than one of me
Or did I get it wrong?
You thought you’d get a snide
A pretend version for free
It slowly filtered through
That you thought you could
Replace the one and only me
With a Black Friday deal
Or a Discount Tuesday
Meal
...
Sunday 3rd April 2022 8:56 pm
Why? (A quick ditty before dinner.)
Oh, springtime
Why, oh why
Have you abandoned me?
It is that you think
I am not worthy of thee?
The caress of your warmth
The joy of your life
It brings out the best in me
The pessimist
Becomes the optimist
I dream of only opportunity
Yet you dessert us
With impunity
Off you go with a spring
In your step
Leaving us cold and alone
Don’t you ...
Saturday 2nd April 2022 6:31 pm
Sunshine and April Snow Showers
Sunshine and April
Snow showers
Early dandies
Have been crowned
In white
Daffodils are holding
Tight
The birds have
Had their fill
Once again
They have returned
In search of human
Kindness
And their wish
Has been fulfilled
Spring lambs
Have lost their spring
What is this white
Cold, fluffy thing!
After last weeks sunshine
W...
Saturday 2nd April 2022 12:36 pm
They Know
The trees stand silent
But they are watching
The earth welcomes
Your feet
But she rumbles
Ready to make her
Retreat
The sun shines gladly
Don’t take her smile
For granted
She feeds all
That you have planted
The moonlight shines
Tugs at time
But she is ready
To pull the lifeline
The flowers bloom
The wheat doth grow
But, they know...
Tuesday 29th March 2022 7:36 pm
Old Flame
There are no embers
Only ashes
Lying cold
And void of hope
No matter now
How hard we try
The spark has gone
Faded into the corners
Of our minds
Nostalgic memories
Cannot reincarnate
Or compensate
For the love
We’ve left behind
Yet still
I search
Trying to catch
The shadowy pictures
That ricochet
Through the vignettes
Of tim...
Tuesday 29th March 2022 5:25 pm
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