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Posted on April 6, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Ten parts water One part gin Three parts angel One part sin 5 and a half quarts Ruby red 100,000 hairs One brain, one head One dash of anxiety Drawn at night One dream One fright One ‘it’s alright’ Two arms to hold Hold… Continue Reading “Must a Man”
Category: mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, human, Human condition, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 6, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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That little, sweet sound As she latches on; Pure satisfaction Simple contentment Though I give her But one taste A single flavour Of sustenance She is so grateful And happy And thus Sustains me.
Category: childhood, parenting, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: babies, breastfeeding, childhood, children, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, kids, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, NaPoWriMo Day 5, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 3, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Look at that patch there Just a little thicker A touch more velvety Swirling slightly In the backdraft from the Swinging bedroom door. Switch on the light And it retreats, Like the rest of the darkness Like any of us Eyes abused by sudden… Continue Reading “Shadows in the Dark”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: darkness, dreams, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, night, nighttime, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, shadows, sleep, surrealism, writing
Posted on April 2, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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I married The old stone wall Hidden behind The rhododendrons I found it When the snow Angel coloured lead Bowed the branches White flakes For my veil We borrowed The blue Sky, old And new And stood in front Of ourselves No witnesses.
Category: mental health, Nature, observation, poetry, writingTags: mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, nature, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, seasons, spring, weather, winter, writing
Posted on April 1, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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And so begins NaPoWriMo 2018! Good luck to all who are participating. Constant lies Puppy dog eyes Butter would melt And why why whys Driving me insane This is my brain Pouring out my ears And down the drain.
Category: childhood, parenting, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: childhood, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on March 22, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Photo by me, Magpie through a rainy window, copyright 2017. One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy Five for Silver Six for Gold Seven for a Secret Ne’er to be told. Ok, most of us will know… Continue Reading “Magpies”
Category: childhood, education, mythology, Nature, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bird folklore, birds, corvids, country life, crow, crows, folklore, folklore thursday, magpie, magpies, nature, nursery rhymes, outdoors, poetry, superstition, writing
Posted on March 21, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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For World Poetry Day today, I was obsessed with petrichor, the smell after the rain. Here are some of the poetic doodles I did today… Rain hits soil hits nose Knowing how it works doesn’t Make it not magic. Microbes multiply Each rain drop… Continue Reading “World Poetry Day 2018”
Category: Nature, poetry, seasons, writingTags: magic, mental health, nature, outdoors, patreon, petrichor, poem, Poet, poetry, prose, rain, seasons, spirituality, spring, weather, World Poetry Day, World Poetry Day 2018, writing
Posted on March 11, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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SavageWolf performing live. I was honoured to be a part of this year’s Cabaret 30 event, part of the Headingley Literature Festival. The event celebrates young artists, writers, musicians, poets, comedians and more, and is a satisfyingly diverse night of entertainment. Read more about… Continue Reading “Cabaret 30 2018”
Category: Music, poetry, writingTags: art, Cabaret 30, comedy, headingley, headingley lit fest, Headingley Literature Festival, Heart Cafe, heart centre, Leeds, live music, poetry, spoken word, writing, yorkshire
Posted on March 6, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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I’ve been doing some work for a company that splits all its jobs into microtransactions. It’s a new way of working for me. You don’t focus on what went before, or what comes after; you just literally focus on the job that is in… Continue Reading “Microtransactions”
Category: mental health, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, blogging, childhood, Depression, mental health, microtransactions, parenting, self help, unsolicited advice, writing
Posted on February 28, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Mirror to my soul Your twin lights guide me When I can’t decide Which path is right Cosmic world soul Heart of the universe Voice of the Heavens The Earth and the Sea. The thought and the word The void and the atom The… Continue Reading “Soteira”
Category: Music, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: cosmic world soul, Hecate, hecate soteira, Hekate, hekate soteira, hekate world soul, hekateworldsoul, lyric, lyrics, music, poem, poems, poetey, poetry, poets, song, soteira, writing
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