Wednesday 9 November 2011

In transit

Four bare walls
Cold concrete floors
Naked ceilings, echoing voices
Empty rooms, a screaming absence
A blank canvas, creative silence

Bolts and bulbs, screws and sockets
Measuring tape lives in your pockets
Fitting, adjusting
Constant readjusting
A smell of new starts to brew

Moving boxes and sealing tape
Bubble wrap, all things packed
Some old sold, some old is gold
Some old best forgotten
Some old invite new beginnings

Energy drives across these spaces
New shelves support old books and familiar faces
Opening drawers and slamming doors
Human soul penetrates the floors

A new postcode
Goodbye to an old road
Some teething problems
And welcomed gains
Some latched freedom
Unlocked by new keys

A whistling kettle
Sit down and settle
Glowing candles
Flat screen panels
Savoury yummies and sweet delights
Ready to taste, ready to bite

Bare walls bear warmth
Naked ceilings radiate light
Boxed goods sheltered safe
Comfy couches caress the floors
Warm hands open doors
Once a house ...
Now a home 

Friday 4 November 2011

Allow me

An old piece written in September 2000

I wonder what you're thinking
I wonder what you feel
I want to know what you believe in
I need to know what is real

You fear to share your secrets
You hide your beliefs
I can sometimes see your visions
But fail to confront your fears

I want to be led through your spirit
Through your soul
Through your heaven and your hell
Come on lets cast the spell

Will you teach me how to love you?
Will you teach me how to be?
Can I hold you near me?
And let you lean on me?

Will I ever swim on your ocean?
Will I ever lie in your stream?
Will you let me drain in your fountain?
And care to share your dream

Can I endure your pain?
Can I help to ease your grief?
Can I soothe the heartache?
Allow me to restore your faith

Goofy things that make me smile


  1. Finding money I didn't know I had
  2. Pizza crusts which everyone else leaves on the plate, I relish
  3. An unexpected kiss from your child whilst you are getting them dressed
  4. Getting a package from the post office!
  5. Humming to a song you hear on the radio and then downloading it to hear it again and again
  6. When someone does a “like” on my blog
  7. A glass of wine on a Wednesday evening with my girls
  8. When the weighing scale shows the magic number
  9. Finding something so funny that you laugh out loud
  10. Taking off my wedding ring, just to read the engraving inside
  11. Helping a random stranger
  12. Getting a compliment on your worst day
  13. Finding a parking spot in the city centre and discovering you don't have to pay for it
  14. Saying “I Love You” just because …
  15. When the sun comes out after the rain
  16. When my son tells me “I want to be like you Mama, you know everything!”
  17. The smell of fresh baked bread
  18. Watching an episode of Friends you had never seen before … "Gold dust"
  19. Ice cream on a cold day
  20. Falling asleep on the sofa