Tag Archives: childhood

A family of dogs

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Sue Vincent

First posted on Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo, 2018 There have not always been dogs in my life, but there have always been dogs in my heart. All of them, except the setters, who were family and Echo, who was a … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Hands

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Sue Vincent

A repost of an old poem in honour of Mother’s Day here in the UK… perhaps more poignant this year than ever…   I see my mother’s hands before my eyes The first caress that I had ever known, And … Continue reading →

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Images and imagination

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The first thought that sprang to mind when I saw work created recently by a young lady who is a friend of my son was that were I to write the children’s book that is wandering round my mind, I … Continue reading →

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Field of dreams..?

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Long, long ago, when the world was still young and I was younger still, I moved into a house with a garden. It wasn’t much of a garden, long-deserted, overgrown and gone to seed, but my mind painted it in … Continue reading →

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Being three…

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Childhood memories Perception and emotion Reanimated Technicolor images Played on the screen of the heart * My youngest granddaughter was three at the weekend. Her parents hired a bouncy castle for the day; Imogen and her big sister dragged the … Continue reading →

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Stairs ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

At last I am here. Eyes brimming, I look at the stairs, worn by the vagaries of time but flanked with love by Mother Nature. Do you think you could guess my ecstasy? Never. Not even my soul mate could … Continue reading →

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Summer #midnighthaiku

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Strawberries and cream Childhood’s summer remembered Inner child indulged

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The Ball And The Bread ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“You’ll stand on one side of the bridge, and I’ll cross it to the other.” Millie considered. Sylvia could be tricky. Sometimes the spunky neighbor was a delightful friend. Other times … not so much. And that’s not counting mishaps. … Continue reading →

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Infant #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Masked marauder plays Infant imagination Explores a new world *

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The Horizon ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

This image reminds me of a real story of two kids who thought that the sky and the earth meet and they would be able to touch the horizon. Everyday they watched in awe and yearned to go there. The … Continue reading →

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