You are your light Some years ago I suddenly found myself penning a poem called ‘All the Stars We Cannot See’. My true writing is like this, it just appears in my mind and demands my attention until I sit down with a pen and translate that feeling onto paper. A lot of writers workContinueContinue reading “All the Light We Cannot See”
Category Archives: Poetry
In Sedona
Sedona Gregory Whitcoe on Pexels.com In Sedona Where things are not as they have always been And your new start is fresh and clear Of everything that was Creating what will be from the unique The different The original This has been a pure time for you Linked to nothing and separate from everything YouContinueContinue reading “In Sedona”
Duck and Run
If you’re unhappy, don’t hesitate, run! Do you care for me?I mean meNot some figment of your mindA construction of your needMeAs I amA human personWith the right to be as humanAs everyone elseWith foiblesUnwise wordingAnd differing beliefsAm I okay as I amOr only when I’m agreeing?Am I nice if I say yesBut deeply suspectContinueContinue reading “Duck and Run”
Be
Just beThat’s all you needTo beThere is no other ingredientNo other needThere is nothing elseI beI’ve often found it hardTo beBecause other people knewHow to be meBetter than meOr I thought they didButWhen I learned that theyWeren’t meThen I knew that I couldFind meBecause I wasn’t seeking myselfIn themI could work out whoMe isI couldContinueContinue reading “Be”
Angel’s Wings
Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels.com You couldn’t see her wings Except in the smiles of those who knew herShe didn’t fly or shed feathersBut she healed those who knew how to seeShe wasn’t eight feet tall or a being of lightYet she pushed back the darkness with her loveShe wasn’t AngelicIn fact she was rarelyContinueContinue reading “Angel’s Wings”
A Moment
Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com You gave me a glance of things I had dreamed, things written in books but not, I thought, seen. You showed me a world where romance can rule, You gave me a taste, a teaser, that’s all. And now I’m alone with a dream I’ve just touched, Never quiteContinueContinue reading “A Moment”
No Wise Words
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com There are no wise words To heal hurt Remove pain Quash anger Or repair wounds No wisdom prevents the negative Nothing brings true understanding of the other There is only I love you I care for you You matter to me You are valuable to me The world isContinueContinue reading “No Wise Words”
Find Me Know Me
Circa 2046
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The land is dry River beds are dust Scorpions walk through what were once meadows The sun parches the land And all is barren We few who survive Have cried copiously over the mistakes of the past The life of our planet has evaporated And the seas have turned toContinueContinue reading “Circa 2046”
For a Daughter’s mum and for Herself
Photo by Elina Fairytale on Pexels.com She was meThat’s how it wasI am herAnd that’s how it isMother and daughterDaughter and motherFriends first and foremostNever to be separatedWhen she left I leftBut I stayedAnd I know that she would want meTo be happy in this life“No matter” she would say“No matter what”She too lost peopleButContinueContinue reading “For a Daughter’s mum and for Herself”