Author Archives: SallyJ

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About SallyJ

I am a writer and a poet.

dVersepoetics – going urban

Posted on August 14, 2011 by SallyJ

This poem is about the part of London where I was born. It is about my earliest memories of the place I lived as a very small child.             River scented Chiswick, before the motorway, … Continue reading →

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Ghazal

Posted on August 12, 2011 by SallyJ

This ancient Persian form is excellently explained at www. dVersepoets.com – go along and join in.           Take a rose then shroud it with drab cotton. Is this the way we repay God’s bounty? Cut off the … Continue reading →

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I don’t understand…

Posted on August 10, 2011 by SallyJ

Imagine the tingle that slides up your back as the sea pops into view over the last hill; the clack and grind of multi-shaded pebbles beneath your flip-flopped feet; the slip of sand, damp from licks of sea foam between … Continue reading →

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Dverse prompt – The art of di Chirico

Posted on August 7, 2011 by SallyJ

Why not log on to http://dversepoets.com/ and join in with these amazing artwork prompts. Melancholia The dark side – veiled from where you run in the sun. Cloistered, by black bile – my choice, berates the external voice. Sanctuary! Black dog … Continue reading →

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Catch Up

Posted on August 3, 2011 by SallyJ

With 48 of the required 50 poems for my next collection complete, I took a week off…and invited my mother to stay. I had few expectations of the fun factor the week would hold, but had a pleasant surprise. We … Continue reading →

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The Art of the 2 Kilo Parcel

Posted on July 23, 2011 by SallyJ

The idea for this poem has been lurking for a long time now, but I can’t seem to find a way in. It is a subject I really want to write about to add little light and shade to the … Continue reading →

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Still Doing his Bit

Posted on July 18, 2011 by SallyJ

Still Doing his Bit Every card and plastic flower rain-soaked soft toy, he collects with aching fingers broken heart ; this old soldier marching now on battery power fills the shopping basket on his red, mobility scooter and lurches, wide … Continue reading →

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In an Afghan Garden

Posted on July 13, 2011 by SallyJ

He didn’t know as he shuffled between huts eyes slitted with fatigue, mind numbed by duty, dust settling in his wake; as he smelled something out of place; stopped, sniffed, waited; as a drift of rose scent curled from the … Continue reading →

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Nonets, by Corbie Sinclair for One Stop Poetry

Posted on July 11, 2011 by SallyJ

To get background for the Olympic Storytelling challenge I was reading about an Iron Man competition that has just been held in which a team of injured servicemen had taken part as part of their rehabilitation. Then I remembered it … Continue reading →

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