Black and white determinationabove and belowgrey on grey truth in the space between“The proximity of luck”the man said“depends on ability”What does he know?Nearness involvesbeing contiguously near anotherin the vicinity of someone who wants to be thereThe closeness of peopledepends entirelyon hearing what we want to hear(No-one told me that at the altar)You can approach anContinueContinue reading “Juxtaposition”
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Clarence: Post Budget Blues
Hey Peeps Finally after weeks of worrying about nothing more than rich people getting dresses donated or a free box at football, we finally have a budget, and the tax rises that were never going to happen except they were inevitable. The 1p off a pint of beer was moderately…ridiculous. You’d have to give yourselfContinueContinue reading “Clarence: Post Budget Blues”
How to Love Yourself
People trot out that old chestnut, ‘you should love yourself more’, then generally walk away leaving you to get on with it, possibly because in truth they have no real idea how to put those words into action. I do. I had to learn. First by rebuilding my character to bring out the real me.ContinueContinue reading “How to Love Yourself”
On Society
For most of my life I’ve had a political mind, and yet I don’t want to go into politics. More and more lately I’ve felt that as a society we need to look at ourselves. To consider how our behaviour, beliefs, and prejudices, affect the world that we’re creating that the children of the futureContinueContinue reading “On Society”
I Saw a Daisy
I was worrying about the worldWhen I saw a daisyStanding proudly looking into the sunBeautiful and completeWithout a frownThe daisy asked me what troubled meI said the state of the worldIt said that it was in this worldAnd untroubledBecause it had long ago learnedThat the world would turn as it didAnd it was too smallContinueContinue reading “I Saw a Daisy”
A Walk on the Careful Side
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Walk softlyDo not let a footstep treadLoudlyWalk gentlyDo not let anyone seeAngerWalk lightlyDo not let anyone perceiveFearDo not beLoud or jollyHappy or sadJust beQuietWalk safelyDo not stretch theImaginationWalk with your head downDon’t lift it to the lightOr you just mightSee possibilityWalk on the safe sideDon’t dye your hair Paint yourContinueContinue reading “A Walk on the Careful Side”
A Mother’s War
Photo by Veronika Valdova on Pexels.com This poem is close to my heart, it reflects on why world peace is something I won’t give up on, the idea that humanity can be sensible and respect each other, and stop being scared. I can only give one small voice to this battle, which is the realContinueContinue reading “A Mother’s War”
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”
Act One – Scene One
Photo by Monica Silvestre on Pexels.com The curtains rise And then they fall This is my life – my one and all I know I’m watched I hear my name They shout “encore” And sometimes “shame” I tread these boards and utter words I hear the echo Am I heard? I throw my voice IContinueContinue reading “Act One – Scene One”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 