Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” – Belvedere Museum Vienna I don’t know when this slightly crazy departure from my normal poetry came to me, but it did. I found it the other day when I was finally keeping my promise to myself to get all my old writing, handwritten, word processed, typed, up onto a modernContinueContinue reading “Just ‘Hangin’ Around”
Category Archives: Mental health
Sparkle
I Know
Photo by Andre Furtado on Pexels.com I know what it means To be injured without injuries To have everything and nothing To be well off but emotionally impoverished To have diamonds but no hugs I know how it feels To hear words without truth To be blamed for the cruelty of others First they makeContinueContinue reading “I Know”
Peace and Quiet
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? I need a lot of peace and quiet. As an empath I pick up on emotional energy, and even way before I knew that I was happiest upstairs on my own. Never had a problem with it. That’s our ultimate security blanket. I do love peopleContinueContinue reading “Peace and Quiet”
My Child
A Lifetime in a Voice
Photo by Italo Melo on Pexels.com She has a lifetime in her voice Although it is elderly and gravelly Her words are uncertain Their meaning unclear Desperately she tries again Anxious to be understood As she would once have been But all she sees is bewilderment She tries to read their souls Communicate heart toContinueContinue reading “A Lifetime in a Voice”
Becoming a Friend
What makes a good neighbor? I’ve had many good neighbours in my life who have become friends, that make you feel safer when you’re alone indoors, secure in the knowledge that they will help if you’re in trouble. I try to be a good neighbour too. I love our current neighbours. I’ve also had disinterestedContinueContinue reading “Becoming a Friend”
In Your Footsteps
Photo by Brady Knoll on Pexels.com You think I don’t want to follow them everywhere they goTo be there when they laughSee them walking life’s highwaysHopeful – optimistic – youngYou think my heart beats to a different rhythmAnd my insides don’t crumble at the temporary lossAs they walk out the doorYou think I rest easilyWhileContinueContinue reading “In Your Footsteps”
The Empire of Certainty
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The similarity between you and the Holy Roman Empire. That was the original title of a piece of my very old writing that I re-discovered at the weekend, by finally opening the huge box of notes I’d made, poems I’d forgotten, and things I must have known I would eventuallyContinueContinue reading “The Empire of Certainty”
The Millionaire
Photo by MEUM MARE on Pexels.com I may not be a millionaire I may be the poorest pauper But I have riches that you can share Though I’m not a rich man’s daughter God gave me gold in the autumn In the leaves that fall from the trees And He gave me gold in theContinueContinue reading “The Millionaire”