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Posted on April 18, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I love yeast I love the warmth of fresh baked bread The buttery silk of a sharp cut slice, Just cool enough not to crumble Under the knife I love the bubbling demijohn Or brew bin Singing in the night A watery siren That… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Eleven: Yeast”
Category: cooking, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Beer, bread, brewing, cooking, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Home brew, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, Sourdough, Sourdough starter, wine, Yeast
Posted on April 13, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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She said What shape Should this poem be? Will it twist and turn and wind And cover me in thorns, barbed words To sting and recriminate, burning and cutting Before sneering away to hide behind smug curtains Of arrogance, cold and diamond-like, sharp and… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 9: Bright”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: concrete poem, diamond, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, pain, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, shape poem, toxic people
Posted on April 12, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Content Warning: Blood, donating blood, sickness. Inspired by the NaPoWriMo Website’s prompt to take a line from a poetry bot on Twitter and turn it into a poem. And tales of human blood, Oh, dear digital Shelley, these are The tales for our times… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: And Tales of Human Blood”
Category: health, history, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, Crisis, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Legacy, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nhs, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on April 12, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Following the prompt for Day 7 from the NaPoWriMo site, sort of, as this poem is inspired by this news headline. Where the rain is made of iron And the sun is made of clay See the flowers made of music Fill the lava… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 7: Where the Rain is Made of Iron”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Imagination, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nonsense, Other worlds, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, Poetry prompts, poets
Posted on April 3, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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A witch of the wind I’ve always been Smelling out the change in seasons Through the breaths between the words The inhale before each breeze Which leaves a blossom scented stillness Or in autumn, the petrichor of rotting leaves and rain Or in winter,… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 2: Something Changed”
Category: environment, gardening, Nature, pagan, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: autumn, bees, gardening, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, spring, weather, wind, winter, witch, Witchcraft, writing
Posted on April 2, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I cried last night I guess I already told you But it’s rare for me Despite chronic depression A range of anxieties Suspected other conditions Where diagnosis only failed through Lack of time and effort So I feel sad, a lot But I rarely… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 1: The Fallen”
Category: feminism, health, mental health, observation, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, April, April poetry, Coronavirus, covid-19, death, Depression, end the stigma, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, National Poetry Writing Month, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, Sorrow, writing
Posted on April 1, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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It was my birthday yesterday. I ended the day by having a big cry. I was a bit in my cups, to be fair, but this morning I sat and analysed why I was feeling so low. It’s not the isolation. I can cope… Continue Reading “Help is Not on the Horizon”
Category: Politics, Uncategorized, writingTags: birthdays, Coronavirus, covid-19, freelance, freelance writing, government, governments, politics, self employment, self isolating, social distancing, tories
Posted on March 28, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Day 12 of being in the house and practicing proper social distancing. Day 8 of full isolation due to symptoms. Day 5 of UK lockdown. I got really emotional this morning. No idea why. I have so much to do, so many tasks to… Continue Reading “Willingly Isolated”
Category: followers, health, mental health, pagan, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, mental health, online support, pagan, pagan federation, Saturday chat, saturdaychat, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, symbolism, writing
Posted on March 27, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Covid-19 U.K. lockdown day 4, self isolation day 7, social distancing day 11; I think. Starting to lose track now! This blog post is slightly self-indulgent, but I think we all deserve a little self-indulgence from time to time! I’ve been going through my… Continue Reading “Writing for Change”
Category: followers, health, mental health, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: accounts, Coronavirus, covid-19, equality, inclusive, paid writing, positive, self isolating, self-indulgent, self-isolation, social distancing, taxes, work from home, writing
Posted on March 25, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I’ve been meaning to keep a bit of a journal because in years to come, I’ll want to look back and remember what was going on now. If I don’t write it down, the anxiety and constant dealing with stuff will wash away the… Continue Reading “COVID-19 So Far”
Category: mental health, Nature, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, isolation, lockdown, mental health, nature, outdoors, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing
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