Category Archives: knifey spoony

Surface Tension

Posted on 16/02/2011 by

We had woken to a very frosty morning, with fog and mist lying low over us. By 8:30 am the frost had melted and the trees were dripping. As I cleaned my teeth I gazed out of the bathroom window … Continue reading →

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Winter Flowers

Posted on 14/02/2011 by

Winter Flowers   When it comes to Valentine’s Day don’t buy roses. Roses are for the long hot days of Summer.   Chalk white rime edges the trees and crows call against wintry skies. Snowdrops in the Churchyard bend their … Continue reading →

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Haiku-esque 9th February! 2011

Posted on 09/02/2011 by

Hazel catkins hang loose limbed in the biting wind releasing pollen.

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Friends

Posted on 27/01/2011 by

Today took a strange shape, starting off at one point and finishing up at another. A friend was in hospital. She was a friend in need. She has been to me, so many times, a friend indeed. In the past … Continue reading →

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Poems from prose?

Posted on 19/01/2011 by

I’m a week behind, but the next poetry challenge I’m going to attempt is here: “Write an erasure poem: Rip out one or two pages from a magazine or newspaper. Read through them, underlining words and phrases that appeal to … Continue reading →

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Alternative Nursery Rhymes

Posted on 18/01/2011 by

Over on Boa’s Chariot there’s a competition for revamped nursery rhymes. Here are a few of mine, some of which were written a while back, so probably don’t count for the competition! Lottery There was a crooked man, who walked … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on 12/01/2011 by

I’ve been thinking about connections and the way things across the universe link together since reading Kate’s Synapse post. Like a ripple her empathy with this blogger has connected with others, and thus re-connected with him. In turn Kate’s post … Continue reading →

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New poems from old?

Posted on 09/01/2011 by

To follow my last post’s challenge I selected  this poem from the Oxford Brookes site: Big Band Theory by Sharon Bryan It all began with music, with that much desire to be in motion, waves of longing with Nothing to … Continue reading →

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Parcels

Posted on 08/01/2011 by

An Unexpected gift A parcel in the post jammed in the letter slit stuck, too plump to fall on the mat and her heart jumps as it did on her seventh or eighth birthday and fumbling she pulls it free … Continue reading →

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Starling Haiuku-esque 4th January 2011

Posted on 04/01/2011 by

The flock undulates separates, reforms and swoops. Feathers brush the dusk. Birds lift together as if thrilled by night’s approach then descend to roost.

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