On a July day beneath the canopy’s shade you found me waiting on platform one and I saw you for the first time the jasmine wafted sweet on the summer breeze not this time on a precious letter of love but on your skin. On the day you found me and I saw you step from the carriage we opened our arms and let love in. Continue reading You Found Me
The bowl of night domed above the illuminated forest sparkling dots blinking in and out skeleton branches of the winter trees swaying, oaks playing with the elms, and sycamores. A clearing stepped into offered uninterrupted gazing of the trillions of worlds stars no longer alive but for those that thrive which one was wished upon? Continue reading Wished
Monday morning 6am rise to the clanging alarm bleary eyed down the stairs kettle on, first cuppa gazing down the garden birds searching for breakfast she wonders what to get for supper. Pulls dressing-gown tighter rubs sleepy eyes runs fingers through knotty hair birds hopping across the branches I really must, as trying to untangle, get this bird’s nest brushed. Continue reading Brushed
Bluebells in the meadowreflected the colour of her eyesas they laid togetherunder fresh spring skies. Months were long when summer cameand the sun glistened in her hair.They sat on the rivers edgetogether, without a care. Autumn called with jewels of gold,their lips came together under weakening rays.They kicked and laughedrunning through the cooling days. They wanted forever and a dayuntil winter brought a mighty chillto the love that was growingbut now, lay dead and still. Continue reading Seasons
I have completed the first three years of my creative writing degree course. Having received the result (a pass), today for my third and final level 1 module, I continue with level 2 with an even greater motivation to continue and hopefully succeed in this educational endeavour. Coming from an educational background that really didn’t end up brilliantly academically, I have surprised myself as to what can actually be achieved if you put your mind to it and have belief, even if initially you do not think you are up to it. I have to say, I could not have … Continue reading Assessment Result
I discovered why my brother and I almost collapsed, each afternoon at five, when Jean Plaidy enticed mother into another chapter rather than keep her emaciated boys alive. Continue reading Hungry Boys
#blackouttuesday Continue reading Black-out
I had forgotten what it was like to use a hair brush and a comb. Being follicly-challenged, I haven’t had to waste time with these instruments of confusion for many years, in fact *whispering* – a few decades if truth be told. The amount of time I have saved over the years through not having to deal with all that male grooming stuff is immeasurable – not to mention the money I must have saved by not having to buy products or pay barber’s fees. If I was to make some very basic calculations, by my reckoning, I use around … Continue reading Lock-down Hair
Not so new anymore…. This ‘A New Way Of Life’ series is drawing to an end with this post – simply because it no longer feels like a new way. The old way of life feels like a lifetime ago now and the new way, well….it has almost become the normal way. Perhaps a new series could be titled, ‘A Normal Way Of Life.’ But of course, none of us want the way the world currently is, to remain normal. Having to hear about ever-increasing death tolls, front-line workers continuously calling for more supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE), and … Continue reading A New Way Of Life – Day 21
From Bristol to Brighton & Bach 