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It's beginning to look a lot like springtime...

Sing it; you know the tune! It's beginning to look a lot like springtime Everywhere you go Take a look at the flowerbeds, snowdrops...

When life gives you lemons...

I like that the wind can hurl me its bluster but not knock me down I like that the clouds can throw me their tears but not make me cry I...

The Shroud

The ethereal cloak of a misty morn It's cutting chill like daggers drawn The day to come, beyond the dawn, is hidden 'neath the gloom The...

A Prayer

I have lain for hours. Not asleep; a knotted ball of misery sits heavy in my heart. I wish I could dream, light and free. Released from...

The Nothing Day

Half-light, half bright Not quite morning, neither night The breeze is still, the birds are quiet A nothing day, an empty riot The oak...

A Christmas Rambling: a poem

In days gone by we'd be sledging down hills, and attend midnight carols to sing our goodwill. The tree was adorned with an angel and...

Borrowed time: a poem

We all exist on borrowed time No length determined - yours or mine The heavy cost of a sentient mind Is to know that death, our souls...

Saturday Night Fever: a short story

It was Saturday night, 8.30pm and they were in A&E. Triple whammy - a situation nobody wants to find themselves in - ever! It was going...

Wisp 'o the Wold: a poem

On the edge of the town, in the woods by the stream, sat the Wisp o' the Wold on a golden sunbeam. She was watching the damsonflies dance...

Purpose: a short story

"There she goes again." They didn't know then that she was a 'she', but something about her waddling walk reminded them of a busy woman...

If: a poem

If I were a little girl again, I'd go to the Billy Goats bridge. I'd peep underneath at the ugly old troll, then tiptoe across like a...

Breathe: a poem

I awake. I'm warm, comfortable, snug, the cat nestled in the crook of my left leg. Dreams, already memories, are drifting in and out of...

Betwixt: a poem

Early September is sent to confuse us Her split personality will often bemuse us Neither autumn nor summer, our mind's in a fix Not one...

September rain: a poem

September rain. A storm; stair-rods hurtling downwards like glass spears. Piercing the canopy at will, all life darting for cover....

The Boggart: a poem

The treacle-eating Boggart is extremely seldom spied He shies away from normal folk - their smell he can't abide. Their lying tongues can...

Slow-walking: a poem

Dedicated to Tilly who shows me a childs-eye-view every time we go for a walk x At the pace of a child the world slows down There's no...

24 hours in Lisbon

With only a 24 hour stopover on our way home, any agenda was going to be tight. Lisbon is a huge city and you could easily spend several...

Azores Adventure: São Jorge

We have seen glimpses of São Jorge from a distance for the last few days, first from Faial and then from Pico. The three islands make up...

Azores Adventure; Pico

Pico's mountain mist Shrouded in mystery aloft Glimpse of time gone by Ocean surrounding Pumice beaches, a perfect shore Lapping eagerly...

Azores Adventure: Faial

After the most amazing flight over Pico Island, we arrived on Faial. We planned to catch one of the 'regular' buses into Horta, but soon...

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