dawn138
A cold coming we had of it
“A cold coming we had of it”? Well actually The cold was the least of it. The heat was much worse: Cold you can combat, But searing...
top of page
Search
dawn138
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Amid the gathering darkness
Amid the gathering darkness - Deepening steadily As the chill intensifies – The last few rays Battle for supremacy Knowing they must, For...
20 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 12, 20201 min read
I had a choice that day
I had a choice that day: Listening to the empathic wailing Of the women At my husband’s wake, Feeling the deadness In my chest: Too much...
16 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Icy despair grips the landscape
Icy despair Grips the landscape. The once refreshing White expanses Are now dreary: Endless uniformity, All hint of texture Or colour...
11 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 10, 20201 min read
At first I was amused
At first I was amused. Mystic visitors, I was told, Bringing offerings. At last, I thought, my fame had spread. Amusement though Was...
13 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 9, 20201 min read
I cannot say
I cannot say If it was the leaving Or the arriving Which was more unsettling. Leaving: With all its uncertainty Abandoning the familiar,...
18 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 8, 20201 min read
When the darkness is deepest
When the darkness is deepest Hope will be born When the ending seems endless Hope will be born When the world is despairing Hope will be...
20 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 7, 20201 min read
There is an inevitability about dawn
There is an inevitability about dawn. No matter how dark the night: Disturbed by the seeming reality Of dreams and nightmares Or the...
8 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 6, 20201 min read
They always say the mother-son bond is special
They always say The mother-son bond is special. I don’t know I’ve loved every one of my children Boys and girls It felt no different. But...
17 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 5, 20201 min read
What could express this cold wind of betrayal
What could express This cold wind of betrayal Lacerating my soul As everything in me reels At her words? What could express All my dreams...
12 views0 comments
dawn138
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Advent is
Advent Is a time Of stark contrasts. Eager-eyed children (of any age) Await their gifts with fervent expectation: others anticipate...
15 views0 comments
bottom of page