I was busy today it's been a hectic morning I'm walking in the road And listening to the traffic Compete with the birdsong Guess who is winning? The day is warm and muggy The clouds look like rain I hope... Continue Reading →
Death breaks away the veil Transitions both living and dead When I was four - but nearly five! I lost my favourite uncle I wept, I cried, hid under a chair! My child's brain learned loss that day But I... Continue Reading →
Shadows and silhouettes Of empty promises From bitter hearts and minds They will not hurt me My spirit rises above them Carried aloft by my love
When I first saw you, I did shake My unwary heart was ensnared By all the interests that we shared Just seeing you when I awake My loving heart rings with warm song Here and now is where I belong... Continue Reading →
I'm really not interested! Said his mother to the child And a light was dimmed Behind hurting eyes Rather silence and hiding away A lifetime of secrets kept away An end to childish play No more running to show Or... Continue Reading →
He loved her hair when he saw her first Her back was turned to him He courted her with books And comparing reading lists She wrote love poems for him Which she kept hidden Until a friend convinced her One... Continue Reading →
Winter Moves - haiku quartet I walk on old tracks The falling leaves splash colour Water breaks on rocks Clouds gusting overhead Small mammals burrow away trees sway as winds blow Colder nights draw in Words fluttering in my... Continue Reading →
Love, Death and Hope "Here it is." No one ever says of death Instead we live in a blind world of hope Certain that we will never be left alone That our lives will be filled with eternal love Not... Continue Reading →
Love Where you are Is where my heart lies I had no way of knowing My life would be filled with you My forever love My best friend You