Tag Archives: symbolic

With a glance he remembered

Still Saying Goodbye

A few years back I really got into using flickr not just as a repository and showcase for my photography, but as a community that I felt a vibrant part of.  This had a side benefit of inspiring creativity in me … Continue reading

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Wicker Basket

One day I was looking at myself in the mirror and noticed that my lips were cracked and chapped, I had dark circles under the eyes and ink stained finger tips.  This poem just sort of popped into my head … Continue reading

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Daughter in the Sky

Daughter in the sky

The Chap in the pic is my Dad, the building is the 14th Century Tower of the St Michael Monastery on Glastonbury Tor and the daughter in the sky is….yep you guessed it – me! My Dad and I took … Continue reading

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Speckled

Speckled

The speckled leaves look so beautiful and yet are the product of disease and decay. Just goes to show that death does not have to be ugly.  Life and death are intrinsically linked, we experience them every day.  For all that … Continue reading

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Why Write

I have often wondered what drives a person to write, and more to the point, why I write.  On occasion I have examined my need to write in my own poetry and prose.  ”Why Write” came about not long after … Continue reading

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What I Want

This poem was written at a time when I realised I couldn’t have the man that I was in love with, but also that I wasn’t sure that I’d ever meet someone who would be able to accept me for … Continue reading

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