General poetic ramblings of inspiration or poignancy

Galahad

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Heartbreak, Humour, Love, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Clark Kent, humour, John Wayne, Lady Godiva, loss, love, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, Yorkshire poet

I was your kooky girl

you were my Clark Kent

we blazed a trail

through Eden’s Vale

everywhere we went

We rode into the sunset

like Godiva and John Wayne

you in your Vauxhall Corsa

no gallant knight on horse

I never saw you again

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Lady Godiva by John Collier, c. 1897, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Feather Vajra

15 Sunday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Buddhism, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Buddha, Buddhism, enlightenment, Feather and Down, gentleness, poetry, truth, UK poet, Uk poetry, Vajra, Vajrasattva, Yorkshire poet

and in her hand she held a feather vajra,

at the core, a gentle beating heart,

around the heart, two eggshell lotus’s cupped,

intertwined like a mother’s hands.

Around a band of unicorns,

four magical, mystical, protectors,

and a vajra made of feathers.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Emblem of Bhutan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The vajra, a distinct symbol of Vajrayana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Enough!

15 Sunday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Anger, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, anger, depression, discontent, marriage, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

Enough!

I exclaim.

I’ve had enough!

I take a house brick

and lob it into the still water,

causing the matrimonial boat to capsize.

I am forty seven and I’ve had enough.

I will pout and stamp my foot

and wait for the waves

of discontent to wash

against my shoes.

Once and for all

I have had

Enough!

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Parma oct 12 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Night

14 Saturday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Poetry

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Stunningly beautiful 🙂

…and the Clock Struck Twelve

14 Saturday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Childhood Memories, Grief, Heartbreak, Longing & Waiting, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, death, grief, heartbreak, loss, love, Mother, Mum, pain, poetry, UK poet, Yorkshire poet

The clock struck twelve

and you were gone.

No family home,

I had no Mum;

why did you leave

me on my own?

You should have known,

I should have gone.

The days went fast

and slow, time passed;

but I was with you

at the last.

I often grieve

for what should be;

arm in arm,

just you and me.

©…and the Clock Struck Twelve 17.08.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

The face of a W & H Sch grandfather clock at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel in San Francisco. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Basho

12 Thursday Sep 2013

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Basho, Heathcliff, madness, poetry

Posted by Worldly Winds | Filed under Poetry

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Happenstance

05 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Loss, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, butterflies, grief, happenstance, longing, loss, memories, moonbeams, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, Yorkshire poet

So what perchance

made you like her,

with rainbow shoes

and butterfly hair,

gold treacle voice

and moonbeam eyes;

was it a plan, or

happenstance?

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Butterfly flying free from cupped hands (Photo credit: Beverly & Pack)

Tipping Sheep (the right way) – Now on Kindle

31 Saturday Aug 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Poetry, Publications

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Kindle, Lulu, poetry, Tipping Sheep, Tipping Sheep (the right way), UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

Hello!

Finally – I have my first anthology available on Kindle. I apologise for the delay, it has taken me a long time due to work commitments and my tardiness in grasping the skills of creating e-books!

Below are the links for the Kindle version, for both UK and US Amazon. If you prefer the paperback version they are available on either Lulu or Amazon – or – contact me directly for a copy.