20:90 I have two great loves. Both can never know the other, so I keep them separate, like a love affair. I’m not sure which is which. One is a passion throughout my life, sometimes all-consuming, second-to- none… Sometimes barely present, any attempts to spark fizz out and leave only frustration. The other came later,Continue reading “Poem idea”
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Poetry Readings on Youtube
So, I’ve been avoiding this for weeks because I am not a confident person, but I know this is something I need to start focusing on. When I just finished uni about ten years ago I was confident enough to go to readings and open-mic nights and read my work. I was nervous, and IContinue reading “Poetry Readings on Youtube”
Poem ideas
20: 88 In cowardness and deceit ‘Till death do us part. Bare open my insides and judge them unconcerned. My emotions are transparent now, you can decide their worth: hysterical and unimportant, dismissive and wrong. In return, I’ll analyse your words, find hidden insults you didn’t even see, and focus on the insecurities and pain.Continue reading “Poem ideas”
Music to emphasise poetry
With the latest Poetry Off the Shelf podcast (where Helena De Groot is the producer) I’ve noticed they insert music into the poetry readings to either emphasise the mood, or play it for a while after the reading to help the listener mull over what they’ve just heard. Music isn’t always playing throughout the poems,Continue reading “Music to emphasise poetry”
Bridal March
20:87 Here comes the lies, all in disguise. Watch your means and inner-dreams reach their demise. Where are you now? Can you explain how? Your perfect life has left your sight and you’ve been left behind.
Poem idea
20:86 This object you were touching as you slipped from this world, did a slither of your soul enter it, to stay behind with me? As I clutch it, wet with tears, does its presence whisper comfort to me? A good luck charm to carry my life with, sharing experiences you would never know of.Continue reading “Poem idea”
Poem ideas
20:85 They’ve drawn on the walls, Don’t worry about it. They’ve scratched the car, Don’t worry about it. They were in the garden, Don’t worry about it. They dinted the garage, Don’t worry about it. They cracked the gate, Don’t worry about it. They smashed the window, Don’t worry about it. We’re trapped inside, Don’tContinue reading “Poem ideas”
Thoughts on Nikita Gill’s work based on fairy tales
Gill explores many themes and issues with fairy tales within her collection Fierce Fairy Tales & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul. Many of these have given me better insight for my own planned work. Her themes fell into two categories for me: ones I was looking for and expecting, and ones I hadn’t reallyContinue reading “Thoughts on Nikita Gill’s work based on fairy tales”
Tick On
Found another old poem I’d forgotten about. It needs a lot of work, but I’m posting it so it doesn’t get lost again. I wanted to be a stop watch when I was fed up, so I could press myself and stop time. I too, would be in control, and we wouldn’t be forced intoContinue reading “Tick On”
Old fairy tale poem found
I just discovered an old poem I wrote years ago, looking at the step-mother in Snow White. I really like parts of it, while others are very awkward and clunky. I’m posting it here so I don’t lose it again, because I want to re-work it at some point. Ripped up clothes, whipping lies, allContinue reading “Old fairy tale poem found”
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