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Poem 13

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Michael

  The ones who seek to find Will wonder when the hour comes Why the doors were closed Turned away to emptiness   as the dawn emerges from the gloom lone figures run the horizon heralds of hope, of rebirth … Continue reading →

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Prompt 23 – Anais Nin Quotes – 4

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Michael

  “Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – A Kiss and Goodbye

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Michael

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough -Rabindranath Tagore   I sat and pondered whether or not there was an opportunity to engage with him one last time. The last days had been horrific, tubes, machines, … Continue reading →

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Poem 12 – Grandkids

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Michael

there are six of you now, and I have met you all. I shall watch as you grow guided and loved by parents who dote on you leading you carefully along life’s paths. who’ll pick you up when you fall, … Continue reading →

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I love you Dad

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Michael

This week is the anniversary of my worst ever week. A year ago I spent this week with my father as he gasped his way to his death. Dad with Great Granddaughter Dakota each morning a long drive longer as … Continue reading →

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Patchwork Woman

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Michael

This poem has been written following a conversation with a friend who has battled breast cancer, at a cost, and who lives daily with  lymphedema.  She described this poem as ‘Shockingly accurate’. There’s a monster within you One that you … Continue reading →

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Poem 11

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Michael

Wicked Witch Today Jenny from  Ramblings From A Mum  said, you think you’re alright yes? Try these three words and do your worst. Tyrant, disaster and destruction – so I did!! I surveyed the scene Devastation, as far as the … Continue reading →

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Poem 10

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Michael

Do some songs make you cry? Does the lyric and haunting melody move you? Do such moments spark a melancholy That spirals you into a past hurt? Do you linger on the line That promotes tears As you retreat further … Continue reading →

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Poem 8

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Michael

  when I was small merely a child I could walk in safety on concrete paths simple things would fit my tiny hands a walk to the shop was a norm with threepence knotted in the corner of a hanky. … Continue reading →

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Poem 7

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Michael

our hands define us revealing character, the workers from the artists. your hands, lines deep in wisdom expressive in art and words radiating genuine warmth. when gathered at your feet children congregate listening attentively each word gesticulatory illustrated meaning complete, … Continue reading →

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