The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: sonnets
Cloudy Futures #poem #poetry
Here’s another sonnet based on the first line of a more famous example of the genre from Willie W’s pen.. plus some garden and Dog pics to add a splash of colour to an otherwise grey post I wandered lonely … Continue reading
After Sonnet 91: Life Lessons #poetry
Seems as apt today as ever…. Some glory in their birth, some in their skill Some enjoy a pint, some prefer a pill Some are shallow, followers of fashion, Some see their art as the epitome of passion. Some pay … Continue reading
P is for Poetry #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, poem, poetry, Sonnet
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Shakespeare’s secret #sonnet #poetry #prompt
Al Lane at A Certain Point of View has been celebrating Shakespeare’s 400th thingy with his take on some of the great man’s finest. Esther Newton prompts weekly to write a poem, this week with ‘Secrets’ being the chosen word. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Lane, Esther Newton, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnet
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A Paean to Poets
I enjoy writing sonnets. No idea why really. The other day a blogging friend and oft times poet Willow at Willowdot21 posted a poem about literary geniuses of yesteryear. Check it out here and her eclectic blog. It was a … Continue reading
Hebridean Love Rivals
Part of the joy of a holiday is I get the time to write some poetry – I read a lot too but writing poetry is my mindfulness – it takes me to another place, a space between thinking and … Continue reading
A brief blog from bandage-land
Ok so he’s alive and if not kicking, tapping away. Thank you to everyone who kindly sent their good wishes; they are very welcome. I have decided not to post photos of my black and white three hole putting green, … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets, writing
Tagged David Borrowdale, Esther Newton, flash, poems, poetry, Rebekah Postupak, Sacha Black, sonnets, writing
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A Life Spared
Esther Newton throws out a variety of writing challenges here. Her blog is full of great stuff, tips as well as competitions you may want to enter. This week’s writing challenge was to include these words in a piece of poetry … Continue reading
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Tagged Esther newton's writing challenge, poem, poetry, Sonnet
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