For World Poetry Day I’m revisiting this poem I wrote not long after my first miscarriage. I was 14 weeks pregnant and it changed my world forever. Let me know if you relate or any other thoughts you might have… The Silver Lining of Loss You spilled from me like sand between my fingertips. The…
I wrote this poem as part of Mslexia’s subscriber’s poetry submission for the theme of Rivers. It was tricky at first, I felt like I had to be quite literal. Then I thought about the river of my own life, and something just clicked. I really like how it’s turned out, what do you think?…
I wrote this many years ago after my Dad died. I kept setting a place for him at dinner and each time it broke my heart. I hope you like it. I Tried I set a place for you at dinner time,Over and over I wonder when you’ll phone…We’re the ‘live ones’ not yet resignedTo…