It was MD Writer's Club last night and in a change from our usual programme we had a guest speaker in. Brenda Read-Brown is a writer, primarily a performance poet and it was brilliant to listen to her - I forget how much I love watching performance poets because they challenge me to think often… Continue reading Poetry
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Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)
Mother vs Chav The baby's crying - third time tonight. Inconsolable wailing - nothing I do is right. It was that idiot that did it - I'd swear and call him names but none are rude enough to fit. - Yes, that pillock is to blame. Roaring past the flat at sixty… Continue reading Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)
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My Personal Lent Project 2012
I'm rubbish at Lent. There, I've said it. I have no staying power at all, I start out with the best of intentions and usually fail by the end of the first day (or second if I'm lucky) - a bit like New Years Resolutions. With that in mind I've decided to approach Lent a… Continue reading My Personal Lent Project 2012
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A Post For Kathryn
Today is the 22nd birthday of someone very special. She isn't here with us any more but that doesn't mean we don't think of her every day and smile. Or wonder what she'd be doing now and where her life would have led. My daughter shares her name because I made a promise to myself… Continue reading A Post For Kathryn
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Tears For An Angel
This world, our home, is not your place; We made it ready but you never came, And I will never see your face. My life goes on at the same old pace, But with a hidden, unspoken pain, That this world, my home, is not your place. Where you should be is empty… Continue reading Tears For An Angel
Carole Finds Her Wings 