Category Archives: Poetry

Marg Swan by Michael at Morpeth Road #writephoto

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Marg Swan was very dim Considering her name What an irony she couldn’t swim. Marg Swan ate chocolate chips She grew to be quite round Sat a table on her hips. Marge Swan hated the sea All that … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged death, family, Life, resilience, swan | 1 Comment

Illusory #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The lake in the picture may be beautiful, but it does not exist save in the mind’s eye. Only the sky beyond the hedgerow is real with its distant landscape of hills made of clouds. Perception is an unreliable guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged dawn, haiku, illusion, perceptiion | 21 Comments

#writephoto – Swansong by Helen Jones

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent’s weekly #writephoto challenge is one of my favourite writing prompts. Her photos are always evocative and inspire a wide range of responses, as though she’s captured a little piece of storytelling magic in each image. Perhaps she has… … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged break-up, dying, heartbreak, leave, love poetry, requiem, sadness, song, sorrow, swan, swansong, water, wish | Leave a comment

Promise #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged flowers, haiku, pring, sunshine | 10 Comments

Swan – from penstivity #writephoto

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Intriguing photograph this week Sue. One close to my heart as there are many swans in the vicinity of the marina. Check out Sue’s post this week here Shimmering ghostlike on the water, Liquid gold in her wake, Before the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged fairytale, gold, hunters, nest, swan | 4 Comments

Grind #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged broken, haiku, millstone, work | 12 Comments

Wraiths

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Porcelain ghosts Dance with the morning. Night remembers magic And lingers, Haunting a laughing sky. A universe wakes As the kiss of eternity Breathes soft from your lips And I drink your joy.