2013-05-28 18:34
A petal haired army saluting the call of the skies
- it made my heart go to her
until I hope her into being
and I look into her eyes -
eyes that shimmer with every shade… Read More
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2013-05-13 20:06
and the bus doors open just the same
every day is beautiful in its own way
with rain and bows and sunlight shoots
a flick book show as she puts down roots
riding through a magic land, unicor… Read More
2013-04-18 15:57
Five years ago today I lost a very precious friend and sister.
Its odd because I think of her every day - at least once, but there is something about anniversaries.
There has been a… Read More
2013-04-17 02:32
For the sisters in this world and the nextwho walked hand in handand heart to heart with me.
Sisters of the Lotus Flower
In the murky depths of muck and mire
hope flickers i… Read More
2013-04-14 21:57
I made you make those sounds, say those words your hadn't said for so long -
I called them out to dance on the ceiling over the bed where we made...
I never lied about who… Read More
2013-04-10 21:43
REPOSTED due to repost of nurses response to Crabbit Old Woman in a national publication.
I wrote this poem as I sat watching my uncle finally sleeping in a haze of wonderful pain relievi… Read More
2013-04-09 22:11
I have been writing - for a year or so now - I'm not sure what it is yet. I know its important though, Anyway here is a random scrap I chickened out of posting before - This is… Read More
2013-03-20 00:52
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
This week I find myself growing increasingly frustrated by the widespread ignorance and callousness to the growing media coverage of sexual violence, be it the identific… Read More
2013-01-05 05:42
In times of struggle do you accept support from others?
Do you allow yourself to be empowered, to be strengthened by others?
What are the positive and negatives from your experience… Read More
2013-01-04 03:46
For the fist, that coloured my skin, I learned that I am most beautiful without make up.
For the boot that blackened my ribs, I learned the wonder of the human body.
For the force tha… Read More
2013-01-02 23:54
I wrote the programme for this new blog prompt theme and yet it is only when I sit down to write on today's prompt that I realise how chillingly, challengingly apt this theme is for me at… Read More
2013-01-01 00:24
I will begin 2013 jumping into the North Sea in fancy dress with my dogs to raise money for a local animal charity SARA - please feel free to sponser me here (no amount too small) http://w… Read More
2012-12-24 16:48
"Christmas
Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl.
But
it warmed more than your body.
It
warmed your heart... filled it, too, with melody that would last… Read More
2012-12-24 16:37
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas when you stop opening presents and listen."
~ Author Unknown ~
There is a seriousness in Christmas that comes with age
that s… Read More
2012-12-20 01:11
"Who put Jesus in with the Iguana?"
~ Flint Street Nativity ~
School plays are an actual wonder when you think on it.
Most kids dont get the part they want
some dont… Read More
2012-12-18 16:50
Memories of Santa
There is a film called Arthur Christmas
its pretty new and I'm in love with it.
I mention it now really because there's a part which really articulates how… Read More
2012-12-18 16:35
I'm just reposting today!
this looks long but read aloud it's so good!
Twas
the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...How to live in a world
that's pol… Read More
2012-12-15 11:37
“We must not allow the clock and the calendar
to blind us to the fact that each moment of life
is a miracle and mystery.”
~ H. G. Wells~
* *  &hellip…Read More
2012-12-15 11:31
“There are only four questions of value in life.
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?
What is worth living for,
and what is worth dying for?&n&hellip…Read More
2012-12-15 11:25
"Peace is not
something you wish for;
It's
something you make,
something you
do,
something you
are,
and something
you give away."
~Robert Fulgham
~
For me, peace isn't the a… Read More
2012-12-12 23:35
"Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive,
and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style."
~ Maya Angelou ~
T… Read More
2012-12-12 01:18
What do you have to help you cope?
to remind you to care for you?
to help you to keep pushing forward?what keeps you safe and warm?
When the past echoes...
* I plough my bare fee… Read More
2012-12-12 00:57
"Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home!"
~ Carol Nelson ~
For me Christmas is two-fold in relation to family.
the family I was born into
the famil… Read More
2012-12-12 00:42
I Believe
I Believe in LoveI Believe in FaithI Believe in TruthI Believe that no matter what happens, you have the power to prevailI Believe in Strength Believe in CourageI Believe in… Read More
2012-12-12 00:24
Candles are lit as darkness falls - what light
shines in your darkest times?
On the first night of Hanukkah thanks is given
for miracles, strength and sustenance -
what in your life is… Read More
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