Tag Archives: childhood

Remembering the Eve of Holi ~ Shilpa Nairy #writephoto

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Holi is the festival of colours, an ancient Hindu religious festival which is now celebrated in many parts of India. This festival signifies the victory over evil, the arrival of spring and the end of the winter. It’s a night … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged childhood, Festival of colours, Holi, Holi eve, memory, remember | 2 Comments

Portal ~ Brian F. Kirkham #writephoto

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

When i was little, i used to go Out with mum and dad , and take in the Natural beauty of the coastal beaches and amassed hillsides nearby Dipping a toe in cold water and Enjoying a walk Continue reading … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged beach, childhood, cliff, crabs, fish, Otherworldly, Pebbles, rocks, sea, water, writephoto | Leave a comment

Under the rainbow

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

While her dad and I worked in the garden, fixing the wind-battered shed, Hollie sat at my desk, watching the fish in the aquarium and drawing me a picture. We had just been looking at some photos of her father … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, children, Life | Tagged childhood, drawing, expression, life and death | 49 Comments

A sense of home

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I spent the afternoon with my great grandparents. The fact that their ashes were scattered to the winds over thirty years ago seemed irrelevant. My home, a place they never saw, was full of their presence as the years slipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, The Silent Eye | Tagged childhood, emotion, meory, Time travel | 5 Comments

A Tangent to the Earth ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

No thought of dirt as Young fingers slid round iron Rifled in straight and bitter verticals To stop small boys ascending Ha! Continue reading at Sun in Gemini

Posted in Poetry | Tagged childhood, climbing, Suspended, willpower | Leave a comment

Flowers… Life Lines

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There were flowers. Orchids pinned upon a mother’s breast, All lace and diamonds. Long black gloves And painted lips, As she left, laughing. A child who watched As the door closed. * There were flowers… Yellow tulips, Cellophane and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, france and vincent, Poetry | Tagged childhood, joy, Life, loss, love, motherhood, Poetry, spiritual journey, womanhood | 7 Comments

Wake #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Childhood remembered Wake to icing-sugar dawns Dreaming of magic *

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged childhood, haiku, magic, snow | 21 Comments

The man without a face

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I wrote this several years ago now. In some ways, it feels wrong to repost it… as if by doing so I am not giving enough for what has been given. And yet, this man has stayed with me for … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged casualties of war, childhood, harry patch, man without a face, poppy day, remembrance day, servicemen, war deaths | 56 Comments

Remembering

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

My mother was not quite seventeen when I was born. She and my father, just three years her senior, had married early as he had joined the army. They were still living close to home when I first came into … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged casualties, childhood, effects of war, memories, peace, poppies, remembrance day, soldiers, war | 7 Comments

The perception of memory

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I slowed to let the young lad on the bicycle pull out onto the roundabout. That looks like… I raised my hand to wave to my son’s friend and instantly realised my mistake. It might have been his son, but … Continue reading →