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A collection of fifty four poems which has taken nearly two years to complete. A two year journey which has seen my poetry change as my attitudes have changed, as I have learned more. At some points I think a … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Deployed - a collection of poems, Family, inspiration, Life writing, memories, performing your writing, poet, poetic forms, poetry, Stanza Poetry group, submission of manuscripts, Uncategorized, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, Anonymous, Arts, Literature, London, Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry collection, Poetry Society, poetry. writer, Stanza poetry groups, Submission of manuscripts, war, Word, writing
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Wootton Bassett under a louring sky
‘By honouring one, I honour them all’ This was my feeling as I approached Wootton Bassett to pay my respects to Lt Daniel Clack, the latest tragic death of a young, so very young soldier on patrol in Afghanistan. The … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, funeral, heroes, melancholy, memories, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, Brize Norton, RAF Lyneham, Royal British Legion, Wootton Bassett
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dVersepoetics – going urban
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
Posted in Dversepoetry, Family, memories, poetry, writer
Tagged Chiswick, Chiswick House, dverse poets, England, London, poetry
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Catch Up
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
Posted in Family, garden, hope, Runnymede, writing
Tagged Arts and Crafts Movement, Chawton, Godalming, Jane Austen, Oakhurst Cottage, Walled Garden, Watts Gallery, Watts Mortuary Chapel
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The Art of the 2 Kilo Parcel
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
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, poet, poetic forms, poetry, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, Art, BFPO parcel service, clockwork mice, Ghazal, Literature, Online Writing, Persian language, poetry
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In an Afghan Garden
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
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, free verse, garden, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, garden, Lashka gah, Plant, poet, poetry, Rose, war, writer
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Not Trained for This
As always, a great article at One Stop Poetry, by Shay (Fireblossom). It is on free verse again – and the poem that came at first was iambic and blow me if I didn’t keep walking into rhymes! Some I … Continue reading
Posted in death, Family, free verse, heroes, One Stop Poetry, poet, Uncategorized, war, writer
Tagged Free verse, one stop poetry, Online Writing, poetry, war
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Perfect words…
Go to Onestoppoetry.com and link your poem to go with the brilliant photo prompt above, provided this week by Rob Hanson…go on…do it… Perfect Words If I hold that dusty bakelite cup close to my mouth and murmur perfect words … Continue reading
Posted in Family, hope, inspiration, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged Art, Online Writing, poetry, writer
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Rhyming, double dactyls and now pantoums.
This week has seen me chopping and changing between different forms of poetry. On Monday at One Stop Poetry Gay Cannon had us looking at and trying rhyme schemes. I posted English Seaside (https://sallyjblackmore.co.uk/2011/05/09/playing-with-rhyme/). I had some great feedback, as … Continue reading
Posted in Family, One Stop Poetry, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, writer, writing, writing groups
Tagged Arts, Literature, Online Writing, Pantoum, poetry, Rhyme scheme
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At last
Today was the handing over ceremony from 16 Air Assault Brigade to 3 Commando – the baton has been handed on and D is on his way home from Helmand. The sun is shining and K and I are lying … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, poetry
Tagged 16 Air Assault Brigade, Helmand Province, Paris–Roubaix, poem
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