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  • Perspective

    Perspective

    It’s amazing the trouble You need to hide muddle, to project an impression of calm. To make everyone fail to pick up on my tale of self pity, dillusion and harm. My jokes now all lack the right bite as I crack lamely on and I slur and repeat. Once you laughed, now I see you hang back, look…

  • Ladies

    Ladies

    Half term approaches. But how it encroaches, on my coffee. With you.

  • Fortified

    Fortified

    To Brixham. I am with girlfriends and am stretching out in space and silence as the house sleeps on. I crept out earlier to feel the dawn creeping in. I just soaked it up. I’m so glad I did. I brain dumped my thoughts as I watched the sun come up…

  • The cats meow – or, how I made a quilt

    The cats meow – or, how I made a quilt

    I am a great aunt. Not a ‘brilliant, super funny, laugh a minute’ great aunt, but a blade mantilla, pince nez, bath chair type of great aunt. And yesterday was my great neice’s first birthday. Now tHe first rule of quilters is ‘every baby needs a quilt’ and while a little tardy, I rose to…

  • Forget me not

    Forget me not

    The trousers’ crease is sharp It won’t last I know But I watch him swing his new pants As I have to let him go Day one for Little One…