Hi there! Please enjoy this evening’s poem, inspired by a conversation with my former Scout leader, and much embellished by myself. Apologies for the lack of blog posts recently, I was rather ill and didn’t get round to writing, but being better now, posts should be becoming more frequent again. Stand on familiar lawns that … More The Ghosts of All Ourselves: A Poem
Hi there! I hope you enjoy this poem that I wrote this evening. Please comment with any feedback you might have, as I’m always looking to improve my writing. Thanks! What would you miss Of me, were I To disappear, to fade away Into the sea, the sky, would the lack Of me cast shadows … More Disappear: A Poem
Hi there! I got my results today and I made my university offer which I’m very happy about 🙂 I couldn’t think of writing a poem about it that didn’t sound cheesy, so here’s one on a completely unrelated topic which I hope you enjoy. The past is a vastly different place, One to which … More Bonfire: A Poem
Hi there! I was watching a silly film about dancing with my parents this evening, which inspired this little poem that I hope you enjoy. I have always wanted To learn to dance; I always thought That if I practiced, eventually It would feel like flying, The floor disappearing beneath Feet that know exactly where … More Dancing: A Poem
Hi there! Please enjoy this little poem that I wrote this evening about memories and photographs and age.Make all the memories you can today; Dance in the sunshine, or Laugh the rain away; Find solace in the clouds that drift Between the trees, or Just breathe the clean air in, The scent of the tarmac … More Photograph: A Poem
Hi there! Please enjoy this little poem about an afternoon adventure I had today. Rocky crests of drifting stream, winds Through the tree roots and the stones, splashing Little white waves that dance Playfully through the air and Dive back into the churning waters, past Moss grown boulders and broken twigs, And all the reminiscences … More Summer Memories: A Poem
Hi there! Sorry for the lack of posts over the last two days, I had an action-packed weekend and was pretty tired so didn’t get around to writing. Should be back to posting every day now though. Anyway, here’s a poem that I wrote this evening that I hope you enjoy.Find me Like a melody, … More Reminiscence: A Poem
Hi there! Please enjoy this poem that I wrote this evening. In particular I was looking to find and include beautiful words that I particularly like. Let me watch the sunset And find oblivion in numbered days, in A labyrinthine summer twisted With dark nights and bright stars And hazy memories filled with honey and … More Serendipity: A Poem
Part 1: https://storygirlblogging.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/memory-an-extract/ Part 2: https://storygirlblogging.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/memory-part-2/ Five friends sit around the table, laughing. Around the room are all the signs that this is their house; the pictures on the walls, the books and DVDs, the general messiness of the place. A bowl of crisps on the table, and a board game; a quiet evening in. … More Memory: Part 3
Hi there! This is a continuation of a piece I wrote a while back. Part 1 available here: https://storygirlblogging.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/memory-an-extract/ I quickly turn off the sensor to quiet the beeping, and find myself surrounded by an eerie silence. The deserted house stares back at me as I try to think, where to go, what to do, … More Memory: Part 2
Hi there! This is a little piece this afternoon. I might continue the story in another post some other time – let me know if you’re interested – or I’m happy to leave the unanswered questions up to your own imagination. Enjoy! It’s been a long time. A long time since I stood here on … More Memory: Part 1
A Teacup Full of Stories 