Slowly, Silently, Moon glides across cobalt sky, Bursting with my dreams. **** You all know how I love the moon because it energises and inspires me. In fact, my most popular all-time post is The Moon in Jane Eyre, and I have many poems inspired by this extraordinary planet. Check out yesterday’s blogpost if youContinue reading “Harvest Moon in Cobalt Sky #Haiku”
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Full Moon Rituals and #Tanka #WednesdayThoughts #WWWBlogs
The moon shone last night Like a beacon in the sky, I watched, mesmerised, As she glided serenely, Granting my dreams and wishes. I took these photos last night, from the window of my study, as I was editing one of my almost finished novels. It’s not full yet, the Harvest Moon will be tomorrow,Continue reading “Full Moon Rituals and #Tanka #WednesdayThoughts #WWWBlogs”
Ink and Blood #Poems inspired by #Poet T. S. Elliot #Bornonthisday
Blood and Ink You ask me why I write And I answer, frankly, ‘To shed the excess blood Threatening to drown me If I stop spilling it Wildly, mercilessly, Over the blank, white page, Begging to be tinted With the secrets of my soul. **** T. S. Elliot was born on this day, 26thContinue reading “Ink and Blood #Poems inspired by #Poet T. S. Elliot #Bornonthisday”
#MarcosPlaylist ‘For Once in my Life’ by Steve Wonder #Spotify #Saturdaysingalong #Tanka
Last month I made a playlist with some of my favourite melodies on Spotify. I chose those which had a mellow rhythm and would hopefully lull my newborn grandson, Marcos, to sleep, or at least calm him down! I’m not a great fan of most nursery songs for helping children to sleep or relax, they’reContinue reading “#MarcosPlaylist ‘For Once in my Life’ by Steve Wonder #Spotify #Saturdaysingalong #Tanka”
Autumn in Jane Eyre
The autumn months of September, October and November witness major events in both Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester’s lives. Jane Eyre starts narrating her autobiography in autumn, specifically in November, ‘a drear November day’ she calls it. The novel has an oppressive and gloomy beginning in which she tells the reader about her loveless andContinue reading “Autumn in Jane Eyre”
Writers in #Autumn #Tanka
Writers in Autumn Season of Memories, Weighing heavy on our hearts, Bursting to be told, Minds whirl with inspiration, Words pour out like aged wine. **** Welcome back to my blog! I hope you’ve been coping well with the uncertain and unexpected times we’ve all had to deal with. Some challenging situations have come myContinue reading “Writers in #Autumn #Tanka”
#SilentSunday ‘Slow Down’ #Haiku
#WordlessWednesday #haiku #Rainbow #Hope #Stayathome #Staysafe
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Other You’ J. S. Monroe @Scribd #BookReview #Tanka #MedicalThriller
From the Blurb Is he who you think he is? Kate used to be good at recognising people. So good, she worked for the police, identifying criminals in crowds of thousands. But six months ago, a devastating car accident led to a brain injury. Now the woman who never forgot a face can barely recogniseContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Other You’ J. S. Monroe @Scribd #BookReview #Tanka #MedicalThriller”
#Lockdown ‘Every cloud has a Silver Lining’ #MondayMotivation #MondayBlogs
I live in Spain and we’ve been on Lockdown for ten days now due to the Covid-19 virus and I haven’t written a single post, until today. I’m not going to talk about facts and figures, prevention, medicine or science, because I’m not an expert on any of those major aspects and there’s plenty ofContinue reading “#Lockdown ‘Every cloud has a Silver Lining’ #MondayMotivation #MondayBlogs”
Rereading Jane Eyre 