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Ten Days
What’s ten more days – Six months have already passed. Just ten more spells for ten more days, ten more bargains to be struck, ten more nights to lie awake. What’s ten more days With six long months already passed? … Continue reading
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Tagged family, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
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Strange and strangled bio
All I wanted was a short bio to insert in the front cover of the next print of Random. Nothing complicated. Surely not too hard a task for someone supposedly good with words? It was a tortuous process. I stopped … Continue reading
Don’t You Dare
Don’t you dare feel sorry for me! I can do whatever I like, so you don’t need to feel sorry for me. My life is my own, this whole town is my home, and I take my friends as I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, inspiration, One Stop Poetry, poet, poetry, poets, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged family, one stop poetry, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, prompt, sunday
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Minimised
No call today or yesterday in fact nothing for over a week. It’s not that I’m expecting the call – not that I think it’s my right. More that I know, if they’re minimised then some poor soul’s lost their … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, poetry, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, family, poet, poetry, war, writing
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King John’s ancient meadow
Runnymede meadow slumbered under a moody March sky this morning. This photo was taken towards the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial which perches on the hill in the background. I love the rays of light streaming on to the grass, bright … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Random' anthology, birds, natural world, poet, poetry, Runnymede, wildlife, writer
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Fish Pie is off dear…
The day after…once again I have ‘day after lag’. Yesterday I drove the furthest I have for probably 6 years, to Hailsham and back to celebrate my Mum’s 80th birthday. That I could do this at all is a minor … Continue reading
One Stop Poetry – a triolet
When another soldier dies I always think about their kids, their mothers, fathers, husbands, wives . When another soldier dies what arc of pain from that demise – so many lives that hit the skids when another soldier dies. I … Continue reading
The Morning Show
If I doubted that Spring was on its way, the activity of the birds in the feeding tree this morning made it absolutely clear. The dawn choral society is practising heroically every morning, polishing their performance, each songster shaking off … Continue reading
Posted in birds, dogs, inspiration, natural world, wildlife, writer
Tagged birds, blue tit, dogs, fox, garden, jay, long tailed tit, natural world, poetry. writer
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I wish we could have sung for her…
It was a fitting day for it, sun shining bright and hard in a flinty sky. The bitter wind chilled hands so they could be warmed by ‘why do we only meet at funeral’ handshakes. Gentle words spoken, memories … Continue reading
Shaggy dogs and heroes
That a brave young soldier died of the wounds he incurred while working with his dog to find weapons and explosives is more than sad, it is distressing. Only a week or two ago I read of the work these … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, andrew motion, death, dogs, heroes, IEDs, jazz poetry, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
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