Valentine's Wish
Don’t get me wrong
I often long for chocolate;
but
hand-crafted,
heart-shaped,
tied with a bow,
seems more about show
than any love that I know.
I value your time
more than a sweetly, slick rhyme.
Your words have more worth
than a purchased verse;
tenderness
whispered, in private
has more meaning.
Choose genuine over saccharine.
Be present,...
Sunday 9th February 2020 11:40 am
I am
I AM
You don’t see me
when you airbrush
fill, lift,
smooth.
You don’t see me
when you homogenize,
erase
remove.
My skin’s not alabaster.
Hairless,
unweathered,
untouched,
immobile,
unloved.
My curves don’t conform
to your limited map
of bosom and butt.
My body
topography
flows
its own sweet
course.
I am
fi...
Wednesday 31st July 2019 10:08 am
My favourite things: one more time with real emotion
Caring crusaders and daring debaters
Emmeline, Greta, Ruth
Your voices sound loud with the bold toll of truth.
Uncowed and defiant. You refused to give in.
Life-changing campaigning is a wonderful thing.
Marathon runners: hard-trained and focused
With miles in your strides
And pain hardly noticed.
Everyday heroes with strength in your limbs
Your drive and passion a...
Tuesday 28th May 2019 6:10 pm
For the love of language
English is a rebellious tongue
defiant and disobedient.
Like a passionate protestor
it rails against rigid rules
and dodges
pattern and conformity.
And lucky is the linguist
who joins its
joyful dance.
Where males may sail
with crews who cruise
past whales in Wales
and foul sea fowl.
And soles are soiled
down lanes well lain
and herds are heard
...
Thursday 2nd May 2019 3:11 pm
Office Politics
The corporate king -
Salacious surveyor -
Mild-mannered Majesty
With a wandering eye;
A habitual connoisseur
Of the supple and softly curved.
Lingers,
Self-assured.
...Saturday 13th April 2019 5:02 pm
Anniversary diamante
Me
Love-bruised romantic
Cautious, hopeful, daring
Suggested a date. Miraculously, quickly accepted,
Blue-eyed, heart-warming,smiling
Golden-haired soul-mate
You
Me
Recklessly love-drunk,
Deliciously, passionately, yearning
Precariously fell pregnant. Secretly scared yet steadfast
Protective, supporting, accepting
My passion’s pleasure
You
Me
...Wednesday 10th April 2019 4:26 pm
I want to be a writer
I want my words to have worth like William.
With magical adjectives that travel through time
To conjure a landscape
And portray a peace
So perfectly
They reach across centuries.
I want my words to empower like Maya.
With certainty and strength to inflate the hearts
And sway the hips of a million women.
I want to reach her passion, wear her confidence,
And
...
Sunday 17th March 2019 2:15 pm
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