Poetry

Feeling Thoughts

I feel my thoughts. Thoughts talk to me through words. Words are silent when they decide to converse. Converse with a moment that defines this curse. Tapping out the letters to make sense to you. You might not understand the contents of this perverse. Perverse your mind to extract the darkness from the blind. Blind …

Audi

Driving behind these four rings of creation, I feel happy, alive and full of inspiration. These wheels talk to my inner sensation while my mind escapes into the valley of participation. I reach 80 in third; cars and trucks fade away in reverse. The gears help me engage with the slickness of the road, as …

Road

Travelling. The sky is a brilliant blue. Cars and lorries pass through my peripheral vision. Sheep and cows walk through the fields; I point them out to the children in the back. We smile, laugh and sing ‘baa baa black sheep’, but we never see a black sheep. The steering wheel feels light and sensitive …

People

We are all just people trying to fit in. Some of us get on with it while others destroy and want to win. Let them hold gold; let them destroy what they don’t have. We are all just people living out our daily lives. I don’t want to be a king, a ruler or a …

Face Mask

Busy with things that make up life. We recognise faces that shine with delight. Feelings are shown, and emotions are torn – as we dance away the night in the flashes of this storm. The pandemic is coming! We’ve been told. Run for your ‘Face Masks’ and wash your hands with soap. I’m struggling to …

I Remember

I remember walking to school, under the bridge and watching children playing in the woods. I remember the first time I visited the shop; it was packed with sweets as an older man cleaned the floor with a mop. I remember the times when running outside to play; friends were plenty, and life was gay. …

Daisies

The daisy is the most inviting flower in the world. She sits with the grass and waves with a curl. Her amber singing heart plays a beautiful song, but it can only be heard through the wind on a wand. Make a daisy chain or a crown for a twirl. The flashes of gold are …