***
everything
thrashed
and bruised
the wind
relentless
everything
thrashed
and bruised
the wind
relentless
***
the
weed
grew and grew
it reached
the sunlight
***
white
dove
of peace
soft
blue grey sky
***
the
muddy
dirty land
pristine and flawless
one morning in the snow
***
***
to make way for a road
quarry
blasted rocks
a wound on the land
pinned with bolts
***
songs
of
love
carried
on the winds
***
a
rainbow
sheen
of
colours
***
***
the mist
rubbed out
the colours
then / swallowed the sky
***
blackbirds
fighting
squabbling
red rowan berries fall
scattering to the ground
***
a place
of
refuge
ancient mosses
in the woods
***
the solitary tree
standing alone
room to spread its limbs
freedom
individuality
***
the
wind's
silence
everywhere
so still
***
should
it be
photographed
before it's lost
forever
***
buzzards
on
rolling wave crests
of
thermal uplift
***
***
chunk
of
sky
where
the tree had been
***
the
sleepy
hills
murmured
remembering
***
when
the hills
awoke
they walked
with the stones
***
***
the
child's
wise eyes
she watches
she sees
***
the child
remembered
the secrets
the trees
told her
***
***
she touched the girl
in
the stained glass window
a small hand slipped into hers
and pulled her in..
***
the child
wondered
why
the birds weren't all blown away
in the stormy wind
***
the child
watched the river
flow into the sea
wondered when the sea filled up with water
what would happen then...
***
they laughed
at the child when she said
she wanted to be excommunicated
it was years later
she realised she meant confirmed
***
the wild flowers
growing carefree
swaying in the wind
now bunched and broken
in a child's hand
***
***
the child
held in her head
the music of the world
that was silent
outside
***
the child
when she was ill
in bed
was given a bag
of old buttons to play with
***
child bought Lucky Bag for thru'pence
sweet cigarettes
and strange tasting sweets
and a cheap plastic toy
that was always the same
***
on top of the boulder
the child sat
hugging her knees
too scared
to climb back down
***
toes
in
wet sand
being
tickled
***
***
her anger
felt
out of place
as though it had been fuelled
by another
***
out of his mouth
came sharp shapes
and dull colours
the woman he was holding
was crying
***
she
knew
there was something wrong
but not
what it was
***
the princess planted thorny roses
round the castle
and went to sleep
when she woke she smiled
at princes stuck on overgrown thorns
***
she suddenly decided
no more belonging
to neither world
she stood astride
both worlds
***
***
you
can
see
but
you choose not to
***
over the years
their numbers
fell
until
there was just the one...
***
broken
sounds
and
broken
hearts
***
yellow
wallpaper
birds cut out
crumbled white plaster
underneath
***
she finally
caught up
with herself
she met herself
on the return journey
***
he cried
the tears
in death
he'd never shown
in life
***
***
I
just want
to take my head off
and
fall asleep
***
my black and white cat
lolloped down the road
after my car
I drove faster
cat lolloped faster
***
like
a music box
ballerina
she bent
this way and that
***
***
a
confusing
of
every
thing
***
her
life
busy
with
intrusions
***
twice daily
the broken clock
showed the correct time
it was
the most accurate clock in the house
***
she ran away
but in leaving
it all behind
she actually ran
into her future
***
***
I lay my head
on
my pillow
a pair of eyes stare into mine...
from a large spider
***
she
cheated
death
but had to keep
a close eye on him afterwards
***
dog sits on my lap
puts out her paws
and slides down my legs
dog jumps up on my lap / puts out her paws...
***
she seemed
to attract
bad luck
as sewing pins
to a horseshoe magnet
***
***
the clowns
their feet
big enough already
always
so sad
***
she
held the small shoe
in the palm of her hand
it caught
the falling star
***
time shimmered
then shifted
imperceptibly
no-one
appeared to notice
***
inside
the green felt
trinket box
broken hearts
broken dreams
***
sometimes
photos
tell the truth
I look
into the sad careworn eyes
***
***
in bed, my eyes are closed
each time I open them
only a minute has passed
night
of a thousand years
***
the
door
a way
to
the other side
***
all
change
shapes
the
future
***
I stroked her hands
her eyes looked
but she did not recognise me
then her eyes lit up
a smile "Oh it's Jennifer"
***
the
pictures
behind the eyes
a
slideshow
***
the
energy
in my feet
taking root
in the ground
***
***
the
sea
erasing
marks
man has made
***
electric white unicorn
roaming
the dark
midnight
blue skies
***
all
the scattered stars
each
having
its own place in the universe
***
***
the
moon
robed
in
a garment of shadows
***
innocuous
fairytale
ivory moons
unfathomably
alive
***
as a lawn
of
clustered daisies
the stars
in the sky
***
***
the
night
substantial
a three dimensional
jigsaw puzzle
***
the sun shone
in
the deep blue sky
moon rose
and sat down besides him
***
the spider's web
weaving
dreams
of
darkness
***
when
the light
dimmed
all the bright stars
came out
***
the
weed
grew and grew
it reached
the sunlight
***
white
dove
of peace
soft
blue grey sky
***
the
muddy
dirty land
pristine and flawless
one morning in the snow
***
***
to make way for a road
quarry
blasted rocks
a wound on the land
pinned with bolts
***
songs
of
love
carried
on the winds
***
a
rainbow
sheen
of
colours
***
***
the mist
rubbed out
the colours
then / swallowed the sky
***
blackbirds
fighting
squabbling
red rowan berries fall
scattering to the ground
***
a place
of
refuge
ancient mosses
in the woods
***
the solitary tree
standing alone
room to spread its limbs
freedom
individuality
***
the
wind's
silence
everywhere
so still
***
should
it be
photographed
before it's lost
forever
***
buzzards
on
rolling wave crests
of
thermal uplift
***
***
chunk
of
sky
where
the tree had been
***
the
sleepy
hills
murmured
remembering
***
when
the hills
awoke
they walked
with the stones
***
***
the
child's
wise eyes
she watches
she sees
***
the child
remembered
the secrets
the trees
told her
***
***
she touched the girl
in
the stained glass window
a small hand slipped into hers
and pulled her in..
***
the child
wondered
why
the birds weren't all blown away
in the stormy wind
***
the child
watched the river
flow into the sea
wondered when the sea filled up with water
what would happen then...
***
they laughed
at the child when she said
she wanted to be excommunicated
it was years later
she realised she meant confirmed
***
the wild flowers
growing carefree
swaying in the wind
now bunched and broken
in a child's hand
***
***
the child
held in her head
the music of the world
that was silent
outside
***
the child
when she was ill
in bed
was given a bag
of old buttons to play with
***
child bought Lucky Bag for thru'pence
sweet cigarettes
and strange tasting sweets
and a cheap plastic toy
that was always the same
***
on top of the boulder
the child sat
hugging her knees
too scared
to climb back down
***
toes
in
wet sand
being
tickled
***
***
her anger
felt
out of place
as though it had been fuelled
by another
***
out of his mouth
came sharp shapes
and dull colours
the woman he was holding
was crying
***
she
knew
there was something wrong
but not
what it was
***
the princess planted thorny roses
round the castle
and went to sleep
when she woke she smiled
at princes stuck on overgrown thorns
***
she suddenly decided
no more belonging
to neither world
she stood astride
both worlds
***
***
you
can
see
but
you choose not to
***
over the years
their numbers
fell
until
there was just the one...
***
broken
sounds
and
broken
hearts
***
yellow
wallpaper
birds cut out
crumbled white plaster
underneath
***
she finally
caught up
with herself
she met herself
on the return journey
***
he cried
the tears
in death
he'd never shown
in life
***
***
I
just want
to take my head off
and
fall asleep
***
my black and white cat
lolloped down the road
after my car
I drove faster
cat lolloped faster
***
like
a music box
ballerina
she bent
this way and that
***
***
a
confusing
of
every
thing
***
her
life
busy
with
intrusions
***
twice daily
the broken clock
showed the correct time
it was
the most accurate clock in the house
***
she ran away
but in leaving
it all behind
she actually ran
into her future
***
***
I lay my head
on
my pillow
a pair of eyes stare into mine...
from a large spider
***
she
cheated
death
but had to keep
a close eye on him afterwards
***
dog sits on my lap
puts out her paws
and slides down my legs
dog jumps up on my lap / puts out her paws...
***
she seemed
to attract
bad luck
as sewing pins
to a horseshoe magnet
***
***
the clowns
their feet
big enough already
always
so sad
***
she
held the small shoe
in the palm of her hand
it caught
the falling star
***
time shimmered
then shifted
imperceptibly
no-one
appeared to notice
***
inside
the green felt
trinket box
broken hearts
broken dreams
***
sometimes
photos
tell the truth
I look
into the sad careworn eyes
***
***
in bed, my eyes are closed
each time I open them
only a minute has passed
night
of a thousand years
***
the
door
a way
to
the other side
***
all
change
shapes
the
future
***
I stroked her hands
her eyes looked
but she did not recognise me
then her eyes lit up
a smile "Oh it's Jennifer"
***
the
pictures
behind the eyes
a
slideshow
***
the
energy
in my feet
taking root
in the ground
***
***
the
sea
erasing
marks
man has made
***
electric white unicorn
roaming
the dark
midnight
blue skies
***
all
the scattered stars
each
having
its own place in the universe
***
***
the
moon
robed
in
a garment of shadows
***
innocuous
fairytale
ivory moons
unfathomably
alive
***
as a lawn
of
clustered daisies
the stars
in the sky
***
***
the
night
substantial
a three dimensional
jigsaw puzzle
***
the sun shone
in
the deep blue sky
moon rose
and sat down besides him
***
the spider's web
weaving
dreams
of
darkness
***
when
the light
dimmed
all the bright stars
came out
***
***
a
star
in
your
***
