Tag: change
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Single parenthood …
Parenthood is tough Being a single Mum is tough A lonely road No one there To compare Thoughts, ideas and discipline Instead this falls On you Everything. The caring and the nurturing The listening and discussing The advising and telling off Drying tears Comforting and cuddling Dealing with bullies Treading a narrow line Between interfering…
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Coming home …
That first year … Drifting with the tide Going through the motions Existing, not living. Getting up Going to work Taking James to school. Sleeping, cooking, eating, drinking Paying bills. Relentlessly living. Piles of post on the mat, A full inbox every day Messages, kind and sympathetic A comfort in the moment. Then back to…
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Beach musings …
Indomitable cliffs, Silent, brooding, Strong, immovable, Black, and grey White striations adding light Colour, patterns, interest too. Rocks covered in barnacles, Limpets, seaweed and muscles. Damp and lifeless, Shades of brown, orange–green Clumps all tufted, Neatly growing Sprawling branches, twisty, turning Lacey, bobbly Firmly rooted to the rocks. Active when the water rises In this…
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Change is ever present
Pebbles on the beach Scattered randomly Here and there Large ones, small ones, Rough and smooth, Coloured, plain And mottled, pretty Like a trail to follow To the distant cliffs A path along the sand Changing twice a day As the tide comes in Shifting the pebbles every time Altering their position Tumbling them in…
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A forward plan unfolds …
I’ve been in Cornwall a week now It’s been an odd week in all, Beautiful and wild of course October storms and wind Bright, clear sunny days And a mixture of the two. The sights and sounds are just the same Big seas, and roaring waves Crashing relentlessly onto sand Foaming, bubbling, frothing Each wave…
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Stuck at low tide …
I’ve been in a capsule of time Stuck at low tide A special period, Special to me My marriage Ended abruptly Held in time To write my story Locked in events Long since past. Yesterday Something happened to me To jolt me back to reality. I realized Things have changed The world has changed People’s…
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I’m leaving today beloved …
I’m leaving today beloved I’m so sorry to have to go. Know though You’ll remain Close to my heart While I’m away, In my thoughts, My hopes, My wishes, Ever dear to me. Wait for me beloved, Wait patiently For my return. I trust you will I know you will You hold All my hopes…
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Four o’clock on Watergate …
Four o’clock on Watergate And the tide’s nearly up. Noises all around: Children squealing, laughing, boarding Waves crashing, bubbling, frothing Rolling into shore Roaring loud and strong. Dogs barking, jumping Running, fetching Walking to the lead. Wet suited surfers Running by Fit, slim, athletic. Stretching at the edge Attaching leashes Walking to the surf. Then,…
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Knobbly, knarly seal rock …
Knobbly, gnarly seal rock I can see you in the distance Stoic, still ever present Watching, waiting, there. From here I can’t see The hundreds of muscle- Shells attached to thee Waiting, watching, there Closed for now, Sleeping, dormant, Waiting for the sea To bring crustaceans And A veritable delicious Medley Of sea fry for…
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Is my mind or my body the culprit?
A bad stomach I’ve had With pain and bloating So uncomfortable It’s pulled me down. I looked for the reasons Is it something I ate? Or more likely Something I’m thinking. I’ve overdone it again Conveniently forgetting My energy levels Are limiting. I get carried away Book this in and that And before I know…
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