The Darkness
I am a great fan of having layers in a poem. On the surface, this appears to be about sleep, but it's really about depression. The prompt...
Groundless
I had saved this poem twice, once with the title 'Lightweight'. Either works. The prompt word was 'heavyweight', which is a hefty word to...
Mittens
When my children were at primary school, they would fill a box each Christmas which would be sent to an orphanage. I would place gloves...
Damaged
Very interesting responses to this piece... It was written with two meanings, but what lies beneath the surface is the more powerful...
Oddity
The title suggests something awkward, and perhaps ugly, but there are many beautiful anomalies on our planet.
Radio
The word which inspired this poem was 'static'. I wrote it with a dementia sufferer in mind, but then I had the most special message from...
Firebird
Nature really does produce the most beautiful art. Prompt word: 'ruby'.
No flowers
The death of a child is insufferable. I remember the first time I saw the blood of my toddler daughter after she fell; it upset me. For...
Street People
This virus... Everyone is at risk. I thought of those living on the 'street' (prompt word). What hope did they have?
Arc en Ciel
We were given the word 'arrested', which immediately took on a negative connotation. But it means 'stopped' and I tried to think of the...
