Category Archives: garden

One Tree

Posted on January 29, 2024 by SallyJ

Imagine a life reduced to one chair, one window –outside that window a single tree.A humble bird cherry, elderly now.Largely untended its arms all a-tangle, liveones entwined with others long dead. The wholeshaped and reshaped by winter and winds.Hear the … Continue reading →

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The Young Yew

Posted on April 8, 2016 by SallyJ

In benign spring sunshine the field waits, as all fields are waiting, for the burst of bud and spurt of blade to finally wake after the long winter. Dotted about are signs of scattered feed for vanished ponies. An abandoned bucket, its garish … Continue reading →

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A Tête-à-Tête under a pearl sky

Posted on January 13, 2016 by SallyJ

In the words of Shelley: “The cold earth slept below; Above the cold sky shone…” … and flowering long before its time, this little narcissus. Damp and bedraggled it may be but light from its petals shines out. Crouched beneath a bare, … Continue reading →

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…in mind of Maya Angelou

Posted on July 29, 2015 by SallyJ

I looked out of the window this afternoon at a leaden sky and was immediately reminded of the first lines of Maya Angelou’s poem ‘Greyday’… ‘The day hangs heavy Loose and grey…’ …and the afternoon did indeed feel loose and … Continue reading →

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Drizzle

Posted on September 1, 2014 by SallyJ

I love rain – real horizontal rain, but drizzle! Drizzle by contrast is grey and invasive. It creeps in and dampens your hair and your shoulders before you even realise its raining at all. It lurks in the grey air … Continue reading →

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Poetry in the Garden

Posted on July 9, 2014 by SallyJ

Affectionately tagged PiG, Poetry in the Garden for 2014 begins on 6th Aug at 1.30 in the writing garden in Surrey. I have already ordered the weather to be fine but not too hot so we can keep our focus … Continue reading →

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Today the garden is pink

Posted on June 11, 2014 by SallyJ

  Today the garden is pink. Early summer is the best time for my garden as there is still enough moisture in the sandy soil to keep everything looking fresh. I can even kid myself that the I have a … Continue reading →

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Feedback is king

Posted on December 31, 2013 by SallyJ

This year, in company with many other people, I sent Christmas cards that I had made myself and far fewer than ever before. I also cut back drastically on the number and size of the presents I gave. As a … Continue reading →

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Poetry in the Garden – 5 poetry workshops

Posted on July 18, 2013 by SallyJ

This will be the third year of the Poetry in the Garden workshops and each year more people come along. Poetry lovers and writers of all levels of experience are welcome. This is a relaxed summer event, designed to include … Continue reading →

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dVerse Poetics – an evening of short verse

Posted on March 3, 2013 by SallyJ

At last, another chance to try my hand at an Englyn – a short sharp tricky little form with more rules than lines! Thank you to dVerse for their evening of short verse – the perfect prompt to action for … Continue reading →

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