Ignited by autumn Trees burst into flame; Leaves turn shades of ochre, Rose, russet and copper. Through the early morning Greyness of fog and mist Trees and shrubs are burning, As if they have been kissed By the rising sun.
Month: October 2015
Which Witch?
Which witch Has sleepless nights Worrying about The who and why And how Did she end up a witch? Was she bad? Was she trouble? Was she magic? Come Halloween She would know All the answers. ~ I already have ideas for another novel, taking one of the characters in The Haunted Tide and putting […]
The Point of Punctuation (or Blame it on the Christians)
in ancient greece eloquent persuasive speech trounced written language words were written in a continuous stream to perfect rhetoric to recite in public written words had to be to read over and over again until aristophanes had a dream of annotating and relieving the unbroken stream with dots of ink to mark each pause and […]
Thanks for the Nomination – Blogger Recognition and One Lovely Blog Awards
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 […]
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 […]
Off-line for a few days
I will not be able to post anything until after Thursday as Broadband is down. I am sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment. See you all after Thursday. Addendum: I have been able to get back on-line briefly and amend the spelling mistake! No excuse. 😦
Waiting for Sunday to come around
We are going to visit my mother on Sunday. She is in a home over a hundred miles from where we live and it is getting harder and harder to visit her as dementia is eating her memory away. She cannot remember my name but still recognises me; every time we visit I am greeted by […]
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