“I leant upon a coppice gate
When Frost was spectre-grey,”
“When Frost was spectre-grey”
Promise By Jackie Kay
“Remember, the time of year when the future appears like a blank sheet of paper”
Thoughts on Hogmanay
On Hogmanay I’ll be alone/Surrounded by my kin,/Who, from their places on the walls/Will bring the New Year in.
Mair Precious Than Gold
A message for Christmas and for all times
Poetry Corner: There Are Two Paths You Can Go By…
A person can choose
To be kindly
To add to the ‘plus’ in life.
Poetry Corner: Remember by Christina Rossetti
The hardest part of Covid is losing a loved one during this period and not being able to be with them, with family, with friends.
Gold Leaves
“Grey hairs and golden leaves cry out
The year and I are old.”
Poetry Corner: Strange after Samhain
“A tumult of autumn leaves
whisks about my head”
Poetry Corner: Lines Inspired By The Return Of The Peedie Chippie!
“It was the first meal which we hadn’t prepared ourselves, for 7 months! The weekend – starts here!”
Poetry Corner: The Fabric Of Our Lives
“The fabric of our lives
Has holes in it.”
