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Lit Up

·Jul 9, 2021

Kaleidoscope

A free verse poem —

Free Verse

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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
Free Verse

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Published in

The Muse

·Jun 22, 2021

Is there a better way to store your memories?

Rethink how you relive the past with this prompt. — Prompt If memories could be stored in a physical space — what, or where, would it be? Development Memories are often captured in physical form: sun-blanched sepia photographs, ticket stubs, a slice of wedding cake in the back of the freezer, milk teeth reclaimed from the tooth fairy. Keepsakes, mementoes, souvenirs, relics…

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Is there a better way to store your memories?
Is there a better way to store your memories?
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Published in

Lit Up

·Jun 18, 2021

First Time

Free Verse — Mother sounds the claxon: action stations. Father lights the remnant of her short fuse: preparing drinks; getting underfoot. The family falls in, sits to attention: hands crossed on thighs beneath a pressed cloth (knife-edge creases parallel to table edge – no tramlines). I feel a frisson as my new girlfriend returns the…

Poetry

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First Time
First Time
Poetry

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Published in

Get Inside

·Jun 15, 2021

Our Father, Art Thou in Heaven?

A free verse poem — Dear Father. God. Do you really exist? I asked Mum but she said you’re, “Just another bloke who wants to shaft us.” I don’t mean to be rude, sorry. It worries me though, ‘cos her cancer’s back again and I want her to go to heaven. Do people normally talk…

Religion

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Our Father, Art Thou in Heaven?
Our Father, Art Thou in Heaven?
Religion

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Published in

The Muse

·Jun 15, 2021

What do you want from me?

A poem about a turning point —

Free Verse

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What do you want from me?
What do you want from me?
Free Verse

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Published in

The Haven

·Jun 14, 2021

Warning! Shopping can prove fatal

Geliophobia is no laughing matter —

Sonnet

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Warning! Shopping can prove fatal
Warning! Shopping can prove fatal
Sonnet

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Published in

The Muse

·Jun 11, 2021

One entrance, one exit, and living the ages in between

Explore what age means to you with this prompt — Prompt One man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages [William Shakespeare] How do we transition between the stages of our lives? What is the modern equivalent of the seven ages? When does someone become a teenager, middle-aged, or old? The seven ages In Jacques’ infamous ‘all the world’s a…

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One entrance, one exit, and living the ages in between
One entrance, one exit, and living the ages in between
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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Jun 9, 2021

Meta-Dementia

A meta-fiction poem — Have you watched ego drain from the sane? The stoic become weak, or eloquent unable to speak? A loved one shun your affection; struggling to find the correlation between you and someone they once knew? My Granny died slowly of this sickness. Thick plough lines broke across her waxwork cheeks when she…

Poem

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Meta-Dementia
Meta-Dementia
Poem

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Published in

Lit Up

·Jun 4, 2021

Salford 2011

A performance poem — On Brydon Close, a breeze of discontent blows. This grimy-grey inner-city street, where faceless prols flock in acrid heat, a sea of hoods up – and blood up. On boiled breath, they’re spitting gall: muffled through scarves and bandannas as they brawl and throwing bricks and paving flags at the armoured…

Poetry

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Salford 2011
Salford 2011
Poetry

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Published in

The Muse

·Jun 4, 2021

The turning points of life: how they change us for the better

A prompt for writing about lessons learned — Prompt What were the most significant turning points in your life? Where were you, and what did they change about you? Cathartic writing We all have moments in our lives when we’ve reached a summit, a vantage point of clarity, and have the enlightening opportunity to look back. We call it hindsight. We…

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The turning points of life: how they change us for the better
The turning points of life: how they change us for the better
Writing Prompts

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