free(fall)

You don't walk out of a marriage unless you got faith. In yourself. In the soul mate who called you. I had faith oozing out of my pores. There was no question that this was the right thing to do. It was the most difficult decision I ever made telling my wife and children I …

eggsistential

this egg at the centre of me it's beginning to crack   i saw a tear drip from it yesterday fashioned from old pain   falling it grew wings   i saw hands reach outward only to turn and embrace the only heart   they could truly hold   submission for dVerse Quadrille hosted by …

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  melt me a kiss to: ~ rock my being a whisper of soul ~ slip a bounce into my heavy steps ~ set a blazing phoenix fire to my life ~ leap-start my raw and tender heart ~ s(crunch) my defences like a paper cup it's not so hard.   A second submission for …

pillow talk

Having hosted a dVerse prompt recently on the ghazal form I have spent some more time studying it and decided to pen another for myself. There may be a series of these as it is a form that speaks to me. Here i make use of both the refrain (RADIF), this lone pillow, and a …

look less leaps

how many times have i leapt and landed bruised and broken how many times did the siren's song pound my heart onto the smashing rocks how many times did i swerve from the realisation that I am the only true keeper of my heart   submission for dVerse Quadrille #47          

in/out

borne on the wind   of a waft of butterfly wing   or wrenched   from the heart of loss     love's crucible   is breath   or lack of it   Sanaa is prompting today at Real Toads offering up a poem by Carol Ann Duffy as inspiration. You can read the poem …

i’m so amazed

Kerry hosts the Tuesday platform at Real Toads today. Greetings to all poets in this one month of the year dedicated to the art of poetry writing. I have been so inspired in the first 10 days, and I know that resolve may be flagging but taking a target-free approach has enabled me to enjoy …