THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN

Children see sunflowers As Van Gogh intended Bright full of life Not static in a vase, On a marble mantelpiece But alive in the imagination Standing tall in a sun-kissed, Walled garden Proud and majestic Heads to the sky Children see sunflowers As Van Gogh painted All...

ELEMENTS OF ALLITERATION

Breezes Banter Bashfully Winds Whip Wildly Gales Groan Gloriously Hurricanes Howl Hungrily Tornados Twist Traumatically Cyclones Circle Centrifugally Showers Scantily Saturate Drizzle Dampens Deceptively Rain Rampages Rampantly Rain Refreshingly Rejuvenates Downpours...

Goin’ to uni’

I waved you goodbye as you left on the train Tears in my eyes, heart aching with pain They said you were clever, that you needed to go That we were too young, our love too shallow Didn’t understand, what we felt for each other Me dad, your father, me mam, your mother...

Tides of change

Barefoot on the sands Holding hands Eyes gazing into, Each other’s souls That hold, The love within Hearts racing All embracing Two as one Now as one She stands alone Withdrawn, Into her lonely soul That holds, The hurt within Waves breaking Heart aching At loves...

CHRISTMAS 2007

Our first Christmas my darling It’s so exciting! I wait with breath held Soft and tremulous, for you To arrive home from work To taste our first Christmas kiss Before sitting beside Our first Christmas tree To share your delight As we open our gifts And be children...