New poem 26/4/21: ‘Loss’

The dandelion clock stood all alone, A solitary stalk amongst all the green, It stands proud, It stands tall, A symbol of my childhood and carefree days, When I felt free playing in the garden of my childhood home, I see it now, the grass, the greenhouse, the hedges, Everything so clear, The rockery I …

New poem 250421: ‘My two great loves’

I was not sure about posting this poem I wrote yesterday as it is very personal but here goes......... 'My two great loves' I heard today you got married, That's twice for you, But neither to me, I don't love you anymore so why do I feel sad? Maybe love never dies, It's stored inside …

New poem: ‘Grief’

'Grief is ever changing'

Creative writing group online 3/7/20 – poetry exercise

The last one is a little fun exercise to wind down …Common symbols everyone understands. Red stands for anger, blood, and violence. The cross stands for martyrdom and sacrifice. Skulls and stand for death.I would like you to write a short piece about one of these symbols but adding a twist to make it interestingI …

New poem: ‘Enjoy the little things’

'Reflect on times'

New poem: ‘The Woman’

'to soothe her soul'

New poem: ‘The Lake’

'Caressing the water'

New poem: ‘Don’t let them break you’

'Stand tall and weather the storm'

New poem: ‘Building a cage’

In my creative writing group on Friday 24th January 2020 we read a poem by the vietnamese poet Ocean Vuong called ' Essay on Craft'. The poem is about his poetry which is his craft. We were then given the task of writing a task based on a line from the poem; 'building a cage' …