Nowhere
...rural sewage, twister tunnel runs
like water damaged dust and rat
feces soaking the lawn down to
a dog in the ground a town over
rusted tin and pewter, twin-sized
coffin in the air with its ups...
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Categories:
wedgwood, childhood, image, imagery, memory,
Form: I do not know?
Nine-Pins and Tipple
...Four kegs, they’d left on the rye field’s bare crest
gone were the skittles and the balls of wood.
Four kegs empty of magical brew, strewn
upon the hill’s breasts, where gnomes had stood.
They’...
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Categories:
wedgwood, fantasy, sky,
Form: Rhyme
Granny's Legacy
...Her home was my escape
It was an awesome retreat
Full of wonders and surprises
Green glass and old lace
Cut glass and fireplace
A real ticking clock
Fresh laid eggs
Queen Anne legs
And a cra...
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Categories:
wedgwood, family, grandmother, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
It Was a Sunday Lunchtime
...It was a Sunday lunchtime
When my son's voice I heard
Mum may I please keep him
In surprise at him I stared
He held a tiny kitten
It's head against his chest
Mottled brown, grey and white
Hi...
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Categories:
wedgwood, cat, child,
Form: Free verse
First Communion
...The powdery snow gloves the fingers
of maple forest, protecting barren bark
with the expectation of rose tipped bloom.
A meeting point between pristine
innocence and the veiled promise of spr...
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Categories:
wedgwood, caregiving, childhood, devotion, inspirational,
Form: Free verse