Tag Archives: memory

‘Magic Lady’ – a glimpse of beauty

On Friday, we gathered from far and wide to say a final farewell to our friend. Funerals are never happy occasions, but they can hold more beauty than our grief may allow us to see. It would have been impossible … Continue reading

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One of those days

There are days that hang in memory Like the fine mist of morning, Gilded by the risen sun. Momentary splendours, full of light Sun-kissed days, on hilltops touched with snow But whispering of Spring Snowdrops’ promise pledged beneath the trees, … Continue reading

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Summer #midnighthaiku

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 Lantern – Michael at Morpeth Road #writephoto

Aunt Betty kept it burning. For years after the war had ended she kept the lamp lit in hope she said, always in hope. The long years of war had ended. For Aunt Betty those were years of agony, of … Continue reading

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A touch of inspiration

I knew I should have pulled over and written it down. All the way into work, the words just flowed. It was good stuff and I was learning as I spoke the words out loud, writing the imaginary article with … Continue reading

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Flown #midnighthaiku

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Nostalgia

A magic carpet to younger days When the heart wrote songs, not wrinkles And all dreams were possible. Remembering laughter And forgotten tears With tenderness. Even now My heart Smiles.

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Virginal #midnighthaiku

It is a good many years since I last climbed Ingleborough and that was in springtime, not in snow. The last time I walked its slopes was in winter, a few years ago, the first time I had been out … Continue reading

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Golden #midnighthaiku

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Tire Swing Dreams by Sue Ashby

Launched, childhood dreams rocket upward through infinite blue, little faces sweetened laughter bubbling- – dappled golden jeweled memories scatter, forest dances delightful as butterfly wings carry wishful mind explosions in brilliantly colored balloons, a to and fro gliding spin life’s folds nothing more than … Continue reading

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