If only

If only your wishes could be normality If only your hopes could be reality If only you could be free of fear If only your way forward could be clear If only to yourself you could be true If only you could find the lost you If only you could be without anxiety If only...

Ordinary Wife

I often turn back time in my head And ponder would I still follow where you led To your parallel universe where nothing is as it seems It belongs in either nightmares or sweet dreams In a candy floss universe or a demon inhabited domain Chocolates and champagne or...

War Casualty?

Is it the battlefield or is it in the kitchen At the sink staring out of the window Is it the spare room the no man’s land Is it she crying silently into the pillow With the noise of battle coming from Her husband’s rantings in the living room Is it the banging of the...

Wondrous Red

Poppy petals of wondrous red Bow down to kiss your head Where you sleep for evermore Far away from England’s shore Alas it was not meant to be You would come home to me The call to arms you had to leave I am proud and yet I mourn I grieve For you will never come home...

Circle of Love

Each dawn brings a new beginning Each hour holds memories in waiting Each path finds those in need Each smile is a friendship pending Each “Hello” is sunshine to the lonely Each “Can I help you?” supports the weary Each “How are you:” is compassion Each I love you is...