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The Wrong Kind of Greatness

To live in the shadow of the wrong type of greatnessCan be to suffer as no man has suffered.To be eclipsed by those who are ableto turn adversity to their advantage,To manipulate those in powerto take the brightest light from them,that is true darkness.In that darkness much may be achieved though,Walls may be tumbled,Prejudices sundered,HopeContinueContinue reading “The Wrong Kind of Greatness”

The Heart of Our House

‘Home’ means different things The heart of my house said the tired young wifeIs the room that my husband and children dislikeFor they’d never be seen near a dish cloth or soapAnd if they had to cook well they’d just never copeSo my sanctuary’s found in the room they all hateFrom whence dinner appears allContinueContinue reading “The Heart of Our House”

Ode by a Crazy Wabbit

Poetry doesn’t always have to be seriousPhoto by Pixabay on Pexels.com I’m perched on a rock seeking squizzlesI knows they’re nefarious chapsThey’re feisty and fast-y and nutty and craftyAnd they laugh at us WabbitsPerhaps…We shouldn’t put up with their anticsWe shouldn’t put up with their nutsThey confuse us by talking semanticsAnd making us feel likeContinueContinue reading “Ode by a Crazy Wabbit”

The Observer

I watch her She sits in her space Pondering the right way to be As if there is only one right way For all time I feel for her I hear her When she asks for help With things she shouldn’t be allowing Tolerating Listening to Feeling I wish she could hear me I senseContinueContinue reading “The Observer”

Newton’s Law (of communication)

I know I’ve used this image before, but I love it, and it reflects the subject matter of communication snafu’s. One of the things humans either take for granted, don’t think through properly, and generally mess up, is communication. Especially about difficult subjects. Few of us enjoy being criticised or told we’re wrong, especially asContinueContinue reading “Newton’s Law (of communication)”

The Night Garden

Photo by Eva Bronzini on Pexels.com In the quiet hoursWhen all the lights are outAnd the nocturnal animals have stopped foragingIf you look out of your windowif you’re very still and patientYou may see a miracleSuddenlyThere will be a tiny point of lightThat sparkles near the groundA night flowerFew see them as you have toContinueContinue reading “The Night Garden”

Self-ish

Partnered alone It’s unfashionable to be selfish Unnatural not to care more for others than yourself But you have needs and wishes that aren’t compatible with mine Which means that either I care more for you than me And you care more for me than you Or you can’t be who you are And IContinueContinue reading “Self-ish”

Things I Thought I Needed

I’m one in 1,000, which isn’t too shoddy! When I was young I felt like no one and nothing. I’d dreamed of going to university, flying the nest, travelling the world, and having a great career as an interpreter in foreign climes. Instead my parents took me out of school aged 16 because I hadContinueContinue reading “Things I Thought I Needed”