Noble trouble An Awdl Gywydd – Welsh Poetry form Life is packed with trouble Are we noble in it’s face Stand up clad in gossamer as a dreamer in the race Or will we stand clad in steel Show we feel joy and sorrow Have the depth to fight our foes Strengthen goals for tomorrow
Tag: Poetry
Thrive
World expanding ,hovering somewhere near the sun Reviewing hopes and fantasies, nearly come undone Exponential, Epoch, Elevate and Energised Willing, Wit, Wisdom try to be Wise Fulfillment, Functioning, Feelings helps life flow Growing, Gentle, Gratitude learning how to glow Turning self belief into a better way to live Changing my perspective learning how to thrive.
Just to say
William Carlos Williams an imagist poet wrote with great brevity and wrote a poem in note form called Just to Say . I have attempted a poem in the same style I asked you and you said No you didn’t want one Have been dropping hints About the benefits I know we haven’t had a… Continue reading Just to say
Serendipity
Serendipitous soliloquy Does this tirade scan iambically I pace the floor while shouting my declaimation Trying to rid myself of my consternation You swore you loved me, You chased and wooed me I began to trust and became your devotee How could I become sucked in to this morass I am feeling such an ass… Continue reading Serendipity
Why rhyme
Words crawl across the page Full of ideas, need to engage Stories, prose or rhyme Has to be rhyme, when , little time Rhythms and rhymes feels so easy Feel so right, work so cleanly Poetry purists will say how cheesy Expell their breath, very wheezy An idea to express, reaction to provoke A hope… Continue reading Why rhyme
Alternative way
If you are feeling at a low ebb Despondent unable to cope, with lifes web Heartbroken, unappreciated Clothed but feeling stark naked When you want to give up,stop, look for hope Regroup, retrench and for a moment,be a castle in a moat Find your essence, the centre of your being Retreat into your inner eye,… Continue reading Alternative way
Ups and Downs
What is it with life it has ups and downs Pleasure and pain Joy and heartbreak do the rounds Would that our lives could, just be pleasure No pain or woe for us to measure. Why is it, things go so wrong? Bad things happen not like in songs How do I deal with the… Continue reading Ups and Downs
Poetic Voice
Poetic voice. Poetic voice is something that I am thinking about at the moment and I would love to get others views. Here’s a piece setting out some nuts and bolts about poetic voice that you may agree or disagree with do tell me. I am also struggling with some questions that I would love… Continue reading Poetic Voice
Sharing Time
Sharing time with you Makes me happy Respite from reality A secret space Touch and embrace Feelings of vitality Wrap close around me Like tendrils of morning mist Clinging, hard to resist Sharing time with you… Continue reading Sharing Time
Ticking Clock
Late nights turn quickly to early morning As I recognise the spark of an idea Whilst the ticking clock issues no warning Space between the second hand is falling Recognising potential could be the reason Late nights turn quickly to early morning I will have recognised a new dawning of ideas, to be… Continue reading Ticking Clock
