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Posted on April 11, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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When, in Britain, has it ever Been so balmy Calm in March and April? Warm sun, some wind but nothing really too Forceful, Smatterings of rain but hardly April showers. No deluge No late frosts I’d happily plant my summer bulbs out If I… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 5: Piss-Taking Weather”
Category: observation, poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, lockdown, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nature, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, spring, springtime, sun, weather
Posted on April 11, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I told a friend “Today was tough Tough as old boots Tough like old leather Tough like the steak I sent back And worried about the chef spitting on Tough like the conversation I had to have With a toxic person Another toxic person… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 4: Tough Like Old Leather”
Category: health, mental health, poetry, Politics, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, friendship, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, love, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on April 11, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Open the window Taste sky, smell laughter, eat hope; Breath in the bird song.
Category: poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, hope, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on April 29, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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I never realised How other people see you So kind So warm So thoughtful I need to slip Behind their eyes And look at you Afresh.
Category: parenting, poetry, writingTags: childhood, children, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, monday, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, writing
Posted on April 29, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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See a door closing Thrust your toe, jam it open; Crow bar it wider.
Category: poetryTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, monday, monday Motivation, Motivation, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, opportunity, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, writing
Posted on April 25, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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No real use for these He sighs And plucks the flower Now endangered But because his land Is full of them He won’t believe It’s true A weed to him Plant based vermin Taking over Invasive He is unwilling to see He is lucky… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 18: No Real Use”
Category: Nature, observation, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: environment, flowers, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, nature, outdoors, plants, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, sustainability, thursday, Thursday thoughts, writing
Posted on April 25, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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Is it a bag of beans? Who decided that Tiny polystyrene beads Were actually beans? Are they named for dried beans? Fresh beans? Baked beans? I don’t understand. And why is it a bag? It’s a seat. A pouffe. A tuffet, perhaps. A stool,… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 17: Bean Bags?”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, nonsense, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, prose, thursday, Thursday thoughts, writing
Posted on April 25, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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(Prompt from eight-year-Old Nathan) They’re funny, they’re furry They look so sweet But once they see fingers It’s time to eat Hamsters are cute Hamsters are small They adore that wheel And the weird rolling ball But their little black eyes Are watching you… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 16: Hamsters”
Category: Nature, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, hamsters, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, nature, poem, poems, poetry, thursday, Thursday thoughts, writing
Posted on April 24, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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Creaking like a ship at sea Sails rattling and flapping Snapping in a stiff Ocean breeze Salt in the wounds Groaning, moaning, Straining to rise Rise above the decks Like a looming wave; I only trickle gently Towards the final shore.
Category: health, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, ocean, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, sea, ships, wednesday, Wednesday wisdom, writing
Posted on April 24, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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Who could take a piece of straw And build a house A home A hearth Of heart and bone Then live alone No love No joy; No distractions. This straw was not the short one.
Category: poetryTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, love, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, prose, wednesday, Wednesday wisdom, writing
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