Relationships…emotional baggage

Is your partner failing to meet your needs, not making you happy, are you drifting apart? Are new relationships failing? Maybe some of the cause of your problems is the amount of emotional baggage you are carrying that is impacting on your behaviour and your expectations. How much emotional baggage are you carrying ? Is… Continue reading Relationships…emotional baggage

Rose coloured glasses

I got carried away by our interaction, Thought it was a source of mutual attraction, I got carried away by your seeming caring, Those whispered words and the texts endearing, I imagined ,we shared something special at times, I am sure we did, fleetingly, or maybe I am blind, I knew you had  others, Then… Continue reading Rose coloured glasses

Its hard when you sit in your chair in the night

Its hard when you sit on your chair in the night Wrapped in the duvet so warm, but  not right The bed it is calling a siren song I snuggled in once, but the coughing was too strong I decamped  to the lounge, to the reclining chair I am sitting here wheezing and coughing, not… Continue reading Its hard when you sit in your chair in the night

Events from the past

Frozen in time, behind windows of glass, In the museum of the mind Events from the past, in crystal clear clarity The memories are stored, allowing recall first class. But how clean are those windows? From the thoughts we revive, When we dredge deep in the recesses, for treasures or lines, Have some of the… Continue reading Events from the past

Values

What did I want from this life? Did I understand as I stumbled through? Planning. No, more like serendipity  With no direction, what have I missed? With reaction, rather than considered action What crass decisions have I made? How have those decisions  rolled out across the the cosmos? How have those ripples impacted on others?… Continue reading Values

Flying

Washed up on an island paradise  Needing to leave,this land of rum and spice Four thousand miles at least to travel How to fix, its  a conundrum, to unravel From the Carib sea so lush and blue To the grey cold world of the North Sea true Sailing in a boat would take too long … Continue reading Flying

Funchal

​Sunshine on the hillside glinting houses white  Bouganvillia near the dock glowing ever bright Cable cars into the sky an orderly procession Giving stunning views,though safety an obsession Tobogans flying down the hills, tourists terrify Flowers in the market, our senses electrify Maderia wine on offer, plucked from the vine  So many types to try,… Continue reading Funchal

Too good to resist

​ Holding my trust in its fragile packaging Wondering whether to have plenty, or rationing Having faith in myself, to make the right choices Still listening to inward, warning voices I have been hurt, many times before Got to have trust, this time, hurt no more You nurture my needs and understand Being open to… Continue reading Too good to resist