Posted on March 8, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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Lads roll their eyes When they see us pop To the loo in pairs Easy to be blasé When you’ve never been groped And had no one believe you Never been pinned against a wall Never been leered at With no one to back… Continue Reading “Going in Pairs”
Category: feminism, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: feminism, girls, international women's day, international women’s day 2019, IWD, IWD 2019, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, rape culture, women, writing
Posted on February 5, 2019
by Mabh Savage
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I walk up to the gates And I tell them How much I have to offer How much I have to give But they don’t want to know They’ve seen it all before You don’t write better Sing better Fight better Than any we’ve… Continue Reading “Lugh’s Lesson”
Category: pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Celtic, god, Lugh, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, samildanach, words, writing
Posted on July 24, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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The dog pant roar Of a hand saw DIY, oh why In this heat They must be mad Have they had Enough of dust And rust And just one more shelf Rollers in hand (not hair) And sleeves to there Or not at all… Continue Reading “DIY”
Category: poetry, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: British summer, DIY, heatwave, hot, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, summer, tools, weather, writing
Posted on June 3, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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When the sun doesn’t rise Majestically over The horizon But diffuses through cloud Like milk spilling Through ink When bird song sends Rain shivering Onto sodden paths When the moon has fizzled damply And stars have sighed and left Without saying goodbye When night… Continue Reading “Greydawn”
Category: mental health, Nature, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dawn, day, Depression, mental health, morning, nature, night, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Don’t touch the flag Kicking moon dust In faces Is Not On! Look frequently towards The earth Admire the sun With protection Of course Reflect Inwards and out No cheese jokes Ok, that’s not mandatory The only holes Are in the plot.
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, humour, moon, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, science fiction, surrealism, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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I place my ear gently to the golden trumpet What secrets do you hold? I heard you whispering Just as you called to Persephone Am I distracted by your beauty Waiting for Hades to snatch me away Or am I the kidnapper Of my… Continue Reading “Secret of a Daffodil”
Category: mental health, Nature, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, mental health, monday blogs, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, nature, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, seasons, spirituality, spring, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Swirling shroud A watery veil Like tired eyes; A crazed wail Cracks through the cloud Of foggy fear The eyes alive As shapes appear Looming, lunging Awkwardly Towards a shuddering Effigy Of something that used To be alive Now lost in the mist Struggling… Continue Reading “The Mist”
Category: health, mental health, observation, poetry, science fiction, society, writingTags: fantasy, fear, fog, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, horror, mist, monday blogs, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Wash dark feelings separately Press the red button Max head room uncertain Unauthorised access forbidden Stand clear of the line If you can see Where it is.
Category: mental health, observation, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, warning, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Black Velvet Streamed with red Tiny light Gone.
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: 10 syllable poem, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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White treasure, petals bright Fall from high to small Hands and fingers, softly lands Adoration; springtime’s call.
Category: childhood, Nature, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: gardening, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, mabh savage, monday blogs, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, nature, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, seasons, spring, writing
