Tag Archives: remembrance

Shelter #writephoto – Jan Malique

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The two figures stood in the field staring at the cave entrance. Both were convinced they saw a figure gesturing to them from its entrance. The report had stated there were several anomalies to the witness’s version of events, disturbing … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged Ancestors, Ancient sites/Sacred Places, flash fiction, guardian, Lightbearer, mysteries, remembrance | 2 Comments

Remember…

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Paper poppies bloom, as fragile as the lives they represent. Every year it is the same, I try to find some way of saying what is in my heart and the words will not come. I was not there, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged fear, harry patch, horror, poppy day, remembrance, war | 32 Comments

Remember #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Ancient guardians Witness the passage of time Smile at our folly * War, peace and plenty An ever changing cycle Eternity knows * Memory teaches Until it is forgotten… We will remember *

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged cycles of life, haiku, memory, remembrance | 11 Comments

Whispers of Ancestral Voices by Jan Malique

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Image: Pixabay Fellow bloggers and old friends who attended the recent Silent Eye workshop, The Feathered Seer, have written far more eloquently than I of their experiences. This is my attempt at making sense of the weekend’s events, my guide Anubis … Continue reading →

Posted in albion | Tagged Ancestors, Ancient knowledge, Anubis, journey, Life experiences, magic, memories, mysticism, remembrance, The Feathererd seer | 6 Comments

Remembered

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I was not there. I did not see the blood and gore Or know the terror Of a war. * I did not grieve When friends were lost Or mourn the maimed Or human cost. * I did not fight … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged choice, debt, freedom, poppy day, remembrance, war | 31 Comments

Blood red #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, poppies, remembrance | 14 Comments

Why?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” 888,246 ceramic poppies, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins surround the Tower of London. A river of blood. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the First World … Continue reading →