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Category Archives: Life writing
Today the garden is pink
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
Posted in colours, daily life, garden, inspiration, Life writing, lifestyle, Poetry in the Garden, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, seasons, Summer, Surrey, Uncategorized
Tagged garden, Jack Russells, pink, poetry, poetry workshops, sandy soil, Summer, writing
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and after the goldfish…?
I am pleased to report that the saggy bags under my eyes are holding up well. I can downface-dog and shoulder-bridge with the best of them and still see what is going on. But what, I wonder does the future … Continue reading
Posted in ageing, beauty treatments, Life writing, lifestyle
Tagged ageing, beauty products, beauty routines, eye-bags, lifestyle
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He died in France
My father died in France in high summer. One bitter-sweet memory was buying fruit from a street market to tempt his failing appetite. Cherries, ripe, red from a Rouen market, cupped in her hand. His hand, pale and still, in … Continue reading
Posted in death, Dversepoetry, Family, Life writing, melancholy, memories, online writing, poet, poetry, poets, seasons, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged death, family, France, Fruit, Fruit market, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, Rouen, writer
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An old poem for a new task on dVerse
I really wanted to participate in this week’s dVerse challenge – using verbs from a particular profession to strengthen a poem and to find new verbs to refresh an idea. Unfortunately I am very caught up in other writing with … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Deployed - a collection of poems, Dversepoetry, Family, Life writing, military, online writing, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, family, Military, Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, soldier, war, writer
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Fate of the rummage box or, how the green dot lived to fight another day
The first Country Market after Christmas was bound to be a slow affair, and in our efforts to discover what would appeal to the clientèle, we had over produced the Christmas card range. No problems, a great January clear-out with ‘can’t … Continue reading
In the Post
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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It’s official!
For once I have progressed beyond the short list stage and am now, officially, a BT Olympic Storyteller. Now all I need to do is discover what this really entails. At best I would have a free ‘press’ pass to all … Continue reading
Posted in CFS, Life writing, M.E., Uncategorized, writer
Tagged CFS, ME, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Paralympics, seated volleyball, Wheelchair rugby, writing
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Another short list…
One day I will make the final cut…I really would like it to be this time. I have just heard that I have been short listed to become one of the BT London 2012 storytellers. ( BTLondon2012.com ) I registered … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, heroes, hope, Life writing, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Arts, BT 2012 storyteller, Olympics 2012, poet, poetry, soldier, war, writer, writing
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How much can be imagination?
As I posted my poem on One Shot Wednesday on One Stop Poetry.com I wondered yet again how much it is allowable to embellish what started out as ‘life writing’. My poem (https://sallyjblackmore.co.uk/other-poems/the-heather-tweed-cable-knit-jumper/) started out as an exercise to write ‘in … Continue reading
Posted in Life writing, One Stop Poetry, poet, poetry, writer, writing
Tagged one stop poetry, poetry, writing
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