#20-A Walk under the Moon

Perks of being of the female gender, So many, it addles my brain. Not being able to take a walk at night, Just one of the very many. Do everything in our power, To make sure we don’t feel powerless, But powerful, oh I haven’t…

Maggie 1/2 marathon poem #1

Maggie 1/2 marathon poem #1 The Iron woman with an iron fist Cast her long shadow over Britain’s poor Maggie the destroyer of miner’s hopes Cast her long shadow over pit and moor The blue dragon with an icy soul Spits her bitter breathe over…

You and I (Diamante, Hour Fourteen)

You and I   YOU angry, bitter hurting, screaming, fighting man, warrior……woman, nurturer crying, loving, writing compassionate, tender ME     (A diamante consists of seven lines: line one (A) and seven (G) must be nouns and opposites. Line two is two adjectives that clearly…

Shed

Pretty as can be, I feel sorry for her. While the physical seems in tact, her emotional state is out of whack. With each man, she bids farewell to another piece of herself. Never really touching life, just watching from a dusty shelf. Fed up…