Tag Archives: loneliness

Close to you…

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I wander into the kitchen… the world is silent except for the little grunting noises Ani makes as I cuddle her good morning. I don’t speak dog fluently, but I have a feeling these short, low grunts are an expression … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Lulu is lonely ~ but she has Pete Springer

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, This virus that appears to be getting around the worldeven faster than you do, is going to make sure it is a very lonely Christmas for so many people. Families and friends cannot be together as they would … Continue reading →

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Worn ~ Kim Blades #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Haggard with tiredness and pain slow and stooping in his gait the old vagrant moves on   Continue reading at Kim Blades

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Glisten ~ Kim Blades #writephoto

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The last oozings of a setting sun glisten on still waters freckled with dark shadows – touched by the cold of a dying day Continue reading at Kim Blades

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Silvery Serenity ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Drowning in watery wails I try to clutch the waning light My eyes wander in a wild pursuit Knowing not what they want. What is this weird place? Silver glistens in the sky Lending its sparkle to waves Not a … Continue reading →

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Do you care? #CarersWeek

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I wandered through into the kitchen, snuggled in my dressing gown, to boil my own kettle for my second coffee of the day… an unaccustomed luxury. I am usually at work by that time, dragged reluctantly from sleep by the … Continue reading →

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A silver cord

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

As soon as I was considered old enough to wander alone… a ridiculously young age by today’s standards… I would knock on the doors of the various elderly relatives that lived within a stone’s throw of home or school. Their … Continue reading →

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Fading ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

They didn’t tell him he’d be seeing things. They didn’t tell him how cold he’d be, or how alone, or how desperately he’d miss even the smallest comforts. Like a hue that wasn’t on the scale of dirty-white to sort-of-gray. … Continue reading →

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Forlorn ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I stand alone Reminiscing my glorious past I rot but the decay dawdles Storms that I endured Echo around me Accentuating their power Continue reading at Emotional Shadows

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Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! The small dog, snow and The Story Reading Ape

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It’s Chriiiistmaaas! Well, okay, maybe not yet. But it will be soon… and I can’t wait, whatever old grumpy she might say! But at least I can start counting down… and have some friends over for my Advent Calendar! There … Continue reading →

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