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Weird Birdy Things
The thing about blogging is that, for me, it’s just a personal record made public –purely personal, all my own, my solitary rants and raves and general nonsense, plus occasional moments of jollity and perhaps tenderness. But the personal was … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors Church, Charm, Goldfinches, Polly Beard, Tom Beard, Tom Beard Memorial
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Seahorses
My mum had a catastrophic addiction. She died in November 2011. The morning came cold and clear ice had crept under my door. My old dog lay down by the wall, tired out. I walked without you, without your … Continue reading
The Present
Thank you for the present, it’s beautiful. I’ve kept it in my room all these years. Everyday I look at it and think of you. That silly green spiky thing, just like us. I heard you died on June … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, death, death of a friend, funerals, grief, parrots, poem
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With these we are left
This is another poem about loss – but also, I hope, about life With These We Are Left The sweep of her fingers through dust on a mirror a small hair curled on the bathroom floor a door … Continue reading
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Tagged berevement, death, funerals, grief, hope, loss, poem for a friend
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River
For my cousin, Suzy Barratt It was just so: suddenly the air was soft mown grass although the tower blocks, the shouting and the dogs held the evening ugly a smile pulled my face and I stepped into an … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, death of a child, death of a loved one, grief, healing, hope, life after death, nature, peace, remembering a loved one
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sophie wellstood 