Earth A word like a grunt – our home Vowel grows in the throat Holding art and ears in its heart Our wet planet – they tell us it’s beautiful from out in space where you can’t see storms The rock under feet, homes, towns – solid, dependable, sedimentary Soil. Dirt. A filthy cocktail of […]
Discrepancy – 100 words
Mad dogs – 100 words
Mad dogs We heeded and now wouldn’t dream of giving the SPF a miss ‘Do my back’ Then flat out, limbs strategically arranged for even UV and welcome the warmth seeping through protective epidermis into bone marrow and weighing it down which is odd as we think golden skin somehow looks slimmer but hot heaviness […]
Beads of joy – 100 words
Beads of joy When you died it was hard to see anything for the tears – not growing up, nor adventures. Only a bleak road ahead: Diminished, downcast. Without you in it and full of hard rocks and other painful surprises. I didn’t notice when it happened, but now, over my shoulder there are glints: […]
The thing about men – 100 words
The thing about men Women always say Men: Never load the dishwasher properly Always think about sex Never multitask Always forget important dates Never cry Always laugh at farts Never notice how you look Always put work first Never treat you like a princess Always look at other women like that Never surprise you with […]