 |
(In memory of Nicky, Karen, Sally, Pat and Cathy who left behind young children)
|
 |
I don't know why the blackbird sings,though I am grateful that he bringsto me a tuneful melody.At dawn he greets me with a song,while perched upon the..
|
 |
Beth:s Dad died when she was 10months old.
|
 |
How he loved to visit,
stamping his heavy feet
on the doormat of my page.
Dissecting each line,
a picky stickler for beat,
particular with punct..
|
 |
Dad's dressing gown
remained exactly where
he last placed it,
on a shiny brass hook
on his bedroom door,
where it stayed
in its navy blue s..
|
 |
(one from the archives, out for an airing)
|
 |
(forever in awe, watching from ground and imagining from within, looking out)
|
 |
A lily pad has broken freefrom all her friends and familyand left behind a safe retreatof sheltered waters, clear and deep.I see the dangers for this ..
|
 |
cobalt pre-dawn sky
alive with acrobatics
seagulls terrorise
|
 |
momentum gathers
white horses in a stampede
crash sea defences
|
|
|