I'm at a loss
I don't know what to say -
Something profound
before I go away?
A stone to ripple far and wide and deep?
I need to sleep!
(I've really enjoyed the virtual meeting of so many fellow stoners!)
Monday 31 January 2011
Saturday 29 January 2011
this treasure
Arts workshop open day
drumming heart
feet of clay
drumming heart
feet of clay
Friday 28 January 2011
two's company
Hubby's stretched out
on the sofa
the dog's stretched out
on the floor
I'm sitting here
on the MacBook
watching
the pair of them
snore
on the sofa
the dog's stretched out
on the floor
I'm sitting here
on the MacBook
watching
the pair of them
snore
Thursday 27 January 2011
pedlar
I watch
as he opens the pack
demonstrates its properties
on my tarnished brass
looks up expectantly...
I nod
and smile
extract a note
and purchase
the "AMAZING"
household cleaner
for triple
the cost of
the old brass bell
bargained for
at the flea market
last month
as he opens the pack
demonstrates its properties
on my tarnished brass
looks up expectantly...
I nod
and smile
extract a note
and purchase
the "AMAZING"
household cleaner
for triple
the cost of
the old brass bell
bargained for
at the flea market
last month
Wednesday 26 January 2011
snatched
Fire's burning,
contented dog spread out..
DVD's loaded...
hubby's gone for wine...
time for mine
(stone, that is)
contented dog spread out..
DVD's loaded...
hubby's gone for wine...
time for mine
(stone, that is)
Tuesday 25 January 2011
on the prowl
my eyes open
in the darkest hour
my ears hear
the mocking bark of a fox at the gate
sifting the debris
of yesterday
in the darkest hour
my ears hear
the mocking bark of a fox at the gate
sifting the debris
of yesterday
Monday 24 January 2011
shalom
We broke the bread
I tore a chunk
and chewed and wept
and wept and chewed
You passed the cup
I took a gulp
and knew my life and soul
renewed
I tore a chunk
and chewed and wept
and wept and chewed
You passed the cup
I took a gulp
and knew my life and soul
renewed
Sunday 23 January 2011
sad
I've slipped behind..
somehow I find it hard
to share the sadder side
of life
somehow I find it hard
to share the sadder side
of life
Friday 21 January 2011
skimming
fingers hover
hesitate
words form in black and white
a stone?
no
desperate
Thursday 20 January 2011
...__________
As the sun sets
parallel lines streak
across the sky
dot - dot - dotting
into oblivion
parallel lines streak
across the sky
dot - dot - dotting
into oblivion
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Monday 17 January 2011
16th Jan
rich, dark mud,
sculpted by tractor wheels,
snakes into the distance
sculpted by tractor wheels,
snakes into the distance
15th. Jan
those pale hands,
gnarled and knotted now,
once pounded terry towelling nappies in a belfast sink,
wringing them out with a strong deft twist,
hanging them out to dry in the summer breeze
of yesteryear
gnarled and knotted now,
once pounded terry towelling nappies in a belfast sink,
wringing them out with a strong deft twist,
hanging them out to dry in the summer breeze
of yesteryear
Friday 14 January 2011
From a window
traffic surges through the landscape
starlings stream across the sky
which tide to take...?
starlings stream across the sky
which tide to take...?
Thursday 13 January 2011
shared lunch
mixing salad
toasting pitta
listening
to daughters chatter
my cup runneth over
toasting pitta
listening
to daughters chatter
my cup runneth over
Wednesday 12 January 2011
I'm fibbing
I
had
never
heard of a
fib before today
well, not in that sense anyway
had
never
heard of a
fib before today
well, not in that sense anyway
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Fable
watching a crow
tossed by the wind
mutely clinging to its prize
I think of Aesop
tossed by the wind
mutely clinging to its prize
I think of Aesop
Monday 10 January 2011
new every morning
the morning light is fresh
and new
the daytime carpet
midnight blue
an open door
the only clue
to burning midnight oil
with you
and new
the daytime carpet
midnight blue
an open door
the only clue
to burning midnight oil
with you
Sunday 9 January 2011
to be
the grace to be
the space to become
is all I ask
the space to become
is all I ask
Saturday 8 January 2011
reflections
reflections from the pond
dance upon the wall
a river of light
dance upon the wall
a river of light
Friday 7 January 2011
Interrupted
I stare into the mist,
focused, focusing...
a sniff
a tread upon the stair
an arm about my shoulder...
what can I say?
focused, focusing...
a sniff
a tread upon the stair
an arm about my shoulder...
what can I say?
Thursday 6 January 2011
stream of consciousness
winding up the Christmas decorations
my mind rewinds
remembers the fingers that have touched upon
this fragile rainbow stream
my mind rewinds
remembers the fingers that have touched upon
this fragile rainbow stream
Wednesday 5 January 2011
honing
emerging at dawn
drifting through cobwebs
she sharpens her stone
drifting through cobwebs
she sharpens her stone
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