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Buddleia
You bud butterflies in purple haze. Bees speak your name, bud, and to spell you is to know you intimately, to smell you is to be 50ft high, climbing over our garage. You bud, and – bud, I need to … Continue reading
There is no cuckoo. Costa sifts snowdrops in the top of your coffee to announce the spring Cups drifting in the middle of the road will last longer than you Yet there is a rhythm to everything. It beats. When … Continue reading
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Tagged bird poems, birds, coffee, cuckoo, mental health, music, owls
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Happy birthday, Morten Harket (for tomorrow. Just getting in there early)
Here’s a poem for all you Virgos. I have lost a slipper found marbles a pick Lego blocks I mean gold Lego arms and legs and heads and a very nice chap from Bangkok He lets me stroke his engines … Continue reading
Shred – 2017 version of this poem #amwriting #amediting
Shred You are my life, my completeness. This love is my weakness. You are the treasure in my chest. My heart can’t rest. You are my before and my after. The absence of laughter. I’m held. You’re my holder. My … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy and Syreeta, finding your voice, poetry, relationships, rhyming poetry, Shred 2
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Hello – a 1997 poem just before another poetry course! New beginnings and full cycles. #amwriting
It’s been mind-blowing to be part of the writing ambitions: Derbyshire Residencies scheme. It’s made me reappraise many things I have done, and generally give myself a big pat on the back. I mean, it was a big achievement to … Continue reading
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Tagged Derbyshire Residencies, freshers' week, poetry, writing ambitions
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My first publication in 17 years This is My Refuge in @womensdayderby magazine #herstory
I am proud to announce that one of my poems has been published in Women’s Day Derby’s magazine. This year, alongside the programme of event, they published a selection of poems, blogs, thoughts and biographies to inspire. They also provided … Continue reading
Guilty #internationalwomensday #amwriting
Guilty Feel guilty for Lent Feel guilty for the war Pack your bags, have a tab And get drowned in it all. Feel guilty for sunrise Feel guilty for cloud You’re a mother, like no other Don’t be quiet, … Continue reading
Another Grandma Poem – Queen of Cakes –#amwriting
I am currently very interested in the therapeutic aspects of creative writing, which is a good thing as I’ve been selected by Derbyshire County Council for an Arts Council and DCC funded project to deliver writing sessions in the community. … Continue reading
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Tagged buttons, cakes, knitting, poetry, relationships, therapeutic writing
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Mother – a poem #amwriting
Mother The buzzards are circling your heart Diggers rip your stomach Turn your soil They cut your trees because they could Ancient oak and ash hacked away Their remains a stubby finger stuck up to the people But still you … Continue reading
Hedgehog a poem for #hedgehogawarenessweek
This week my Friday post is dedicated to the hedgehog, a disappearing species. I recently won a lovely bag on Twitter from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society packed full of goodies and it has opened my eyes to the threat … Continue reading
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