The hope of spring in a time of fear.
Poem : Golden
Tag: creativewriting
March Writing Challenge Poems :”Wrap”
The solace of blankets. This week has been overwhelming in many ways, and a certain way to tell this is by what and how I create and write. Blocks are insurmountable. I deem what I do below par at best, horrible at worst. Its harder to get started or to motivate myself. But this is… Continue reading March Writing Challenge Poems :”Wrap”
March Writing Challenge Poems : ‘Mistake’
Image by Merano 23, Pixabay (free use) I've been reading a lot of Norse mythology, accompanied by academic histories and books about the Viking world lately. Yes, I am a lot of fun at parties and social occasions. After reading 'Viking Britain' by Hugh Thomas, which covers in fascinating detail the period of Viking raids… Continue reading March Writing Challenge Poems : ‘Mistake’
March Writing Challenge Poems : ‘Change’
'The Web Weaver' - Wisdom of the Hidden Realm oracle deck by Colette Baron-Reid. For this prompt, 'Change', I decided it would be interesting and enjoyable to pull a card from one of my oracle decks, then see where it took me creatively. Pathworking is a mode of connecting and communing with the deeper images,… Continue reading March Writing Challenge Poems : ‘Change’
March Writing Challenge Poems : Strong
A quiet strength standing robust against the tides and storms. When they say, you're so strong Do they see someone running Head first into darkness, up a mountain, in a swirl of snow? Or taking steps across a desert, determined that water will swell from the hidden crystal heart? Is it more prosaic - a… Continue reading March Writing Challenge Poems : Strong
Cusp
The March Writing Challenge prompts This is the first poem I've written for the March Writing Challenge (see above for prompts). My first endeavour at Internet challenges began with the Blurt Foundation's Christmas one on Instagram a few years ago, and it gave me comfort and continuity at a difficult time. It also enabled a… Continue reading Cusp
Poem: The Wild Land
A poem written in the skies for the soaring heart
Poem: Just You and Me (The Wedding Song)
A contemporary love poem for the celebration of love
Poem: Lexicon
In which the substantial gulf between words and feelings is breached by the Night Creatures Today's poem is one that was written as the starting point for a collection; a challenge to gather up all the bright scraps and interminable threads of thoughts, feelings and experience to weave them into something substantial and beautiful that… Continue reading Poem: Lexicon
Poem: Domesticity
The confines of the home...
