I would like to say thank you to ladyleemanila for not only nominating me for these two awards – Blogger Recognition Award and One Lovely Blog Award – but for providing inspiration in her blogs. Du bist klasse! The Rules 1. Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. 2. List the […]
Day: October 21, 2015
This poem should be read with one breath
Under the breath of the wind Under the breath of the wind Is the echo of a heartbeat The first cry of a newborn child The whisper of bare feet The gnawing growl of hunger Creak of fist in leather glove Wasted wishes on stars Empty promises of love
A poem taken from a lost memory
When the Party’s Over The party is over But the garden is alive With candles flickering in jars Red embers of a redundant barbecue The glow of spent cigarettes A security light Brings day to night Birthday balloons Bob in the night breeze Bunting bats Flutter darkly in the trees A black bin bag Drifts […]
A mid-week tanka
Broken Leaf flapping on twig, Limp as from a broken wrist, Waves a last goodbye To the colours of autumn Before winter’s chilly blast
Broadband is back!
On Monday I did something I haven’t done for a while – I went for a walk with my camera and took in the local scenery in the late afternoon, when the sky and the light were interesting. I used a couple as writing prompts yesterday. The first one is a concrete poem, kind of in the […]