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An Ode to the Tree by the Highcross Sign in Leicester Station

Jul 30, 2020

This was written a year or so ago while I was, unsurprisingly, on a train journey with a connection at Leicester. I hope you enjoy Green, fading to gold from within, pulsing glow, grow tall, uninterrupted by the thousand paths you cross, watch the people pass, unnoticed, and alone, unknown beside false promises of growth.

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Instructions for Climbing a Tree: A Poem

Jul 5, 2020

Hi there! Please enjoy today’s poem, inspired by some tree climbing I did today, and lots that I have also done in the past – I really do love it! I highly advise reading books whilst up in a tree, it’s very relaxing as well as getting you out of the house into the sunshine. … More Instructions for Climbing a Tree: A Poem

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The Waterway: A Poem

Sep 2, 2018

Hi there! I hope you enjoy this poem that I wrote this evening. To anyone who hasn’t read my poems before, I try to write everyday – I sometimes do short stories as well – and I always enjoy getting feedback on my work, so please feel free to leave a comment about anything you … More The Waterway: A Poem

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Winter’s Trees: A Poem

May 29, 2018

Hi there! Please enjoy this poem I wrote this afternoon. I’m not sure what inspired it, seeing as it’s summer right now, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. The black trees, Scraping the sky with their clawed branches, Creaking with age in a sullen wind that Slices down from the North West, Watch over … More Winter’s Trees: A Poem

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Short Story: The Last Tree

Feb 20, 2018

Hi there! I’ve finally managed to find enough of a break from revising for mock exams to do some writing. Hope you enjoy! It’s a long time since I’ve been here. I have weathered tempests and storms since then, seen my boat rock on waves a hundred times my height. Seen lightning strike the sea … More Short Story: The Last Tree

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