24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
A teacher of English as a Foreign Language. Have been writing for about 10 years. Live in the Irish Midlands with a husband, daughter, dog and cat.
The Forbidden City,
Where an Empress
Laughed,loved and lost
The Summer Palace
Where a Jade ship stands
Strong, imposing and aloof
In Barcelona, a cobbled street,
Where a vendor has something
Just for you
In Rome, a street cafe,
Where we sip strong cappuccino
Resting well worn feet
The child of Prague,
Where we took a wrong turn
An unexpected find
Where you are by my side.
Where others kept a facade
She lived for her work,
Fearless and forgiving
in another’s name.
Where others judged
she opened her arms.
When backs were turned
She counselled.
Every needle track
in a junkie’s arm
told a story.
Every cell door
that slammed
let her in.
Christlike, she entered
under the roofs
of the most wretched.
Christlike, she was shunned
by her peers.
She’s gone home now,
He life’s work completed
An angel among us.