Tag Archives: Poetry

#WritePhoto ‘Blackbird, Learn to Fly’ #Tanka

The following Tanka was written in response to Sue Vincent’s weekly photo prompt. Join in or read other entries here! Sue’s picture prompt reminded me of the Beatles‘ song Blackbird, so here’s the Tanka inspired by both the song and the picture. Blackbird, Learn to Fly Crow perched on dry branch Must mend broken wingsContinue reading “#WritePhoto ‘Blackbird, Learn to Fly’ #Tanka”

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Insecure Writers Support Group #IWSG ‘Blogging Friends’ #bookbloggers #amwriting @SCVincent

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. By the way, all writers are invited to join in! Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSGContinue reading “Insecure Writers Support Group #IWSG ‘Blogging Friends’ #bookbloggers #amwriting @SCVincent”

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#WednesdayMotivation ‘Be Still’ #Tanka #MorningMeditation #Mindfulness

I’m currently reading Mindfulness: an eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world, by Mark Williams and Danny Penman, and I’m doing their recommended One-Minute Meditation throughout the day. This Tanka is what happened this morning, immediately after my one-minute meditation. Be Still Watch grey clouds drift past, wave goodbye, smile at blue skyContinue reading “#WednesdayMotivation ‘Be Still’ #Tanka #MorningMeditation #Mindfulness”

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#WritePhoto ‘The Shepherd’ #Tanka

This poem was written in response to Sue Vincent’s weekly photo prompt. Join in or read other entries here! The Shepherd There stands the shepherd, Staff in hand, patient, waiting On dark, hopeless hill to lead lost, weary travellers to sunny, green fields of gold. ****

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#Poem ‘Half Lives’ #ThursdayInspiration

I was scrolling though the blogs I follow when I came across Lucysworks.com and I read her poetry contest prompt, which were the following lines from Pullitzer prize-winner, Wallace Stevens, and I was inspired at once. “Elysia, these days, half earth, half mind;Half-sun, half thinking of the sun; half sky,Half desire for indifference about theContinue reading “#Poem ‘Half Lives’ #ThursdayInspiration”

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#IWSG Why do I write what I write? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs #amwriting

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. By the way, all writers are invited to join in! Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG Why do I write what I write? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs #amwriting”

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#Wednesdaythoughts Gibbous Moon and Happy Birthday #poems

Waning, Gibbous moon,Broken yet proudly shining,Facing morning sun,Slowly shrinking into blackEbbing then swelling once moreLike our lives, our hopes, our dreams.****Happy Birthday Be safe, be happy,Wherever you are,Laugh like the child you were,Smile like the woman you became,In my memories and my dreams,You’re always there,Unforgettable,Unique,The other half of my youth,The one who left too soon,BeContinue reading “#Wednesdaythoughts Gibbous Moon and Happy Birthday #poems”

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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”

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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”

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