NaPoWriMo day fifteen. Poem number fifteen was inspired by a line I heard recently in a TV drama which I thought was such a sad line that I had to steal it for the first & part of the second line of this poem. The poem is called Elegy for a Dying Love… I amContinue reading “Elegy for Dying Love”
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These are the things
NaPoWriMo Day 30. The end is finally here just as I was getting into my stride. Thirty days and thirty poems, I never thought I would do it but somehow I’ve managed to pull it off without going into complete meltdown although I am ready for a bit of a break to give myself the spaceContinue reading “These are the things”
For Michael
I dreamed again of the last time I saw you, that summer’s afternoon long ago. You had grown since you last wore those trousers, too short now. Hair cut to reveal fine features, your plump child’s face gone. You were a heartbreaker.
First Date
“My mother sometimes loved me” he says, “well that is to say she loved me when it suited her. She was not an affectionate woman, not affectionate at all. As a matter of fact she could be quite unkind.” “I’m sorry to hear that” I reply, “mothers should always be kind to their children.” “YesContinue reading “First Date”
Julia
He was still yours when they took him down. You saw him staring back through that bug eyed monster, twisted by the drop. Somewhere in there was your beloved son. There was still a hint of the babe who’d suckled at your breast, his fragile milky breath placing a marker on your soul. You builtContinue reading “Julia”
Unrequited Love
“I love you” she said and saw immediately from the laughter in his eyes that this was amusing to him, funny in that nasty, sneering way. She’d offered her heart on a plate. He’d taken it from her, sliced it up and swallowed it down, then belched it out with a look. She swaddled theContinue reading “Unrequited Love”
The beginning and end of a relationship
Beginnings A nymph skips lightly across my heart Painting it golden In effect it leaves me breathless Can this be love? Shit Sold on the false economy of your promises I believed you were true. Hooked on the desire for honesty I told myself that you were the one The one The one who… ThenContinue reading “The beginning and end of a relationship”
Hazel Ward 