Monthly Archives: September 2020

Small Pleasures At Dawn

Posted on 30 September 2020 by Marie Sheard

I like to wake up at dawn, watch as the lilac skies fade and the blackbirds feed on the lawn. With curtains widely drawn, smelling the air fresh with silent dew, I like to wake up at dawn. I may … Continue reading →

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BLUE

Posted on 29 September 2020 by Cate Anderson

A haibun – two poems, a prose poem and haiku. The haiku supporting the prose poem. I pass through the hawthorn hedge, from darkness into light – dazzled by the summer sun. Stand ankle deep in grasses as damselflies flick … Continue reading →

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AUBADE

Posted on 23 September 2020 by Marie Sheard

As the curtains pale with the light of dawn, I turn to you but you are gone. The crisp cotton pillow undisturbed, no watch on the bedside table. This is the first day of the rest of my life, my … Continue reading →

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Sole Man

Posted on 20 September 2020 by Malcolm Henshall

I am 45, ride a pushbike, wear a gabardine raincoat, belonged to my Dad, never washed. I live with my mum over the fish and chip shop. Like the batter on the haddock my mother’s love clings to me, dripping … Continue reading →

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Truth and Lies

Posted on 17 September 2020 by Liz McPherson

In this age of uncertainty a lie gains traction, travels around the world in a click. We must learn how to listen, recognise honesty, know truth when we hear it spoken, for who can tell where each false statement, each … Continue reading →

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Breakfast

Posted on 13 September 2020 by Terry Wassall

Breakfast cereal and a slice of toast Satchel ready with homework, books and lunch Sports afternoon, the one I like the most Better than sitting on the old school bench. Up late today so breakfasted in haste, Nine miles to … Continue reading →

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