Category Archives: Poetry

General poetic ramblings of inspiration or poignancy

Mistakes

12 Tuesday Jun 2012

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An illustration from page 30 of Mjallhvít (Sno...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You made the same mistake as her;

the truth is staring you in the face,

screaming so loud, you cannot see,

that you walk to the same dark place.

 

You’ve ventured down this path before

too far, turn back, embrace the pain

shame and defeat, walk hand in hand.

Is it too late to start all over again,

and to make the same mistake as her?

 

© Mistakes 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

An illustration from page 30 of Mjallhvít (Snow White) an 1852 icelandic translation of the Grimm-version fairytale (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This Place

10 Sunday Jun 2012

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The burning man, from the Burning Man Festival

The burning man, from the Burning Man Festival (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This place doesn’t feel deserving,

whilst people’s tempers turning,

all this is occurring,

while the streets are burning.

 

Turn around, cry for help,

when all you see is yourself,

all of this is occurring,

while the streets are burning.

 

This place you may fear,

is the place that is right here,

all of this occurring,

while the streets are burning.

 

Try to put out the fire,

Is this really your desire?

Are you really deserving,

while the streets are burning?

 

© This Place 2012

By Kiran Carr-Malcolm

Sunrise

09 Saturday Jun 2012

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Sunrise 2

Sunrise 2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the day is over,

the work has all been done,

the twilight is upon us,

moon outstrips setting sun.

 

I take my rest with comfort,

to reflect on days well spent,

pay homage, offer gratitude,

lessons learned in the event.

 

With stillness and with clarity,

with wisdom and with heart,

I think of all my good friends,

who show me where to start.

 

The lessons, I have newly learned

from them, they show the way,

inspiring birth of sunrise

springs forth valiant new day.

 

© Sunrise 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Insomnia

08 Friday Jun 2012

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English: A canopy bed seen in a restoration ho...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh tortuous night

how thou hast

defeated me.

Whilst Angels sleep

against a weeping moon

the painful pull

of sleeps flirtations.

Does thou bring soon

comfort and release

from dark hells hounds

with murderous intent.

Oh tortuous night

now thou hast

defeated me.

 

© Insomnia 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

English: A canopy bed seen in a restoration house in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jubilation

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

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A View of Earth from Saturn

 

 

 

Sapphire seas,

tourmaline trees,

the sun shining sweetest nectar.

I soar in the skies,

whilst skimming the seas,

protected by Isis and Hector.

 

The stars line the way,

whilst the trees bow to me,

and the gulls cry out jubilations!

Old Father Time and Mother Earth smiles,

as the world spins in sweet salvation.

 

© Jubilation 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

A View of Earth from Saturn (Photo credit: alpoma)

Eight Lilies

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

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Lilium longiflorum are usually called Easter L...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight Lilies of remembrance,

stand to mark the way.

Eight lilies, one for each of you,

respect and honour the day;

to show that I still think of you,

though that day is done,

each lily marks a bygone past,

from a lifetime that is gone.

 

I smell their sweet thick lily scent,

It makes me think of you;

with fondest memories in my heart,

and tears that are now few.

No longer living in my world,

It is as though you’re dead.

The lilies are memorial,

to words still left unsaid.

 

© Eight Lilies 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

04 Monday Jun 2012

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dagdapublishing's avatarDagda Publishing

Hey all. We hope you are well.

We are always looking for fresh content for the site, as you can see if you scroll down through our archives, we have had some amazing content thus far, some real pleasures to read. If you are an aspiring poet, please send us a small selection of your work (4-5 poems either in the body of an email or as a .doc .rtf or .odt attachment) to dagdapublishing@hotmail.co.uk.

We are on the lookout for fresh, exciting poetry, on a variety of subjects (basically, any subject you want to write about – we will be pleased to take a look). Both traditional and contemporary forms of poetry are accepted. Send it in to us, you never know until you do 😉

 

We look forward to seeing your work.

 

~ Dagda Publishing.

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Sunshine Award

04 Monday Jun 2012

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I am humbled to have been nominated for The Sunshine Award from

Arjuna http://thewondrousdharma.com/

It is given to “bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.” Thank you so much to Arjuna.

 

The steps to take, preferably with joy  

1. Include the award logo somewhere in your blog.
2. Answer these 10 questions, below, for fun if you want to.
3. Nominate 10 to 12 blogs you enjoy. Or you pick the number.
4. Pay the love forward: Provide your nominee’s link in your post and comment on their blog to let them know they’ve been included and invited to participate.
5. Pay the love back with gratitude and a link to the blogger(s) who nominated you.

The Nominees . I encourage you to visit and discover on your own how they deserve The Sunshine Award because they all positively and creatively inspire. Also some (or all) of these writers may choose to not participate in this award process but I still want this chance to help you, dear reader, to find these blogs and perhaps be inspired by what they contain, if you haven’t found them already.

1. http://timzauto.wordpress.com

2. http://thatdudeeddie.wordpress.com/

3. http://subhanzein.wordpress.com/

4. http://chronicpainandme.wordpress.com/

5. http://darkarsean.wordpress.com/

6. http://michellesheartsongs.wordpress.com/

7. http://wantoncreation.wordpress.com/

8. http://aspergersgirls.wordpress.com

9. http://poeticlicensee.wordpress.com/

10. http://thefemalebuddha.wordpress.com/

Blessings and gratitude to all of the writers, photographers and poets in this list and beyond who share their inner gifts with us all in this wide wonderful world of blogging.

The Questions:

What is your favorite color?  
It changes with each day! I love purples, blues, greens, reds, but they are all a specific shade not just any old purple, blue, green or red!

What is your favorite animal? Dogs and horses, but I love all animals. I also love bird watching – currently we have a nest of sparrows just under our guttering and you can see the baby birds poking out their beaks shouting for food! How cute!!
What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink?  
Barley cup, red bush tea or rose lemonade.

Do you prefer Facebook or Twitter?  
Facebook

What’s your passion? 
Writing

What’s your favorite pattern? 
Oh okay… erm never thought of this before – probably floral – erm not really sure!!!

Do you prefer giving or getting presents?  
Giving

What’s your favorite number?  
8

Favorite day of the week? 
Friday evening – especially if I know I have the full weekend ahead to write!

Favorite flower?
Pfft…. How long have you got….

I love the smell of lilies. I love Lily of the valley because it was my grandma’s favourite. I love daffodils because they remind me of my Mum. I love snowdrops because my Mum lovingly sewed about a zillion onto a dress for me, for a fancy dress competition at school (I didn’t win). I love freesias because they are the first flower I ever fell in love with the scent. I love peonies – deep red – because they remind me of my Dad. So – any of those!

Thank you Arjuna http://thewondrousdharma.com/ for nominating me.

A big thank you to all the writers, poets and artists out there, keep blogging!

Commentator Award

04 Monday Jun 2012

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I have been nominated for the Commentator award by Naima http://thesubterraneanworld.wordpress.com Thank you Naima! Please take a moment to check out her poetry, she is a beautiful blogger with a beautiful spirit.

I have many people to thank for serving their time by reading my posts regularly and providing me with a feedback that keeps me on a track of improvement. I try my level best to assure quality on my blog and hence your comments are a milestone. I cherish their support and confidence in me. The commentators who have been actively participating in providing me with feedback go as follows:

My nominees are

1. Polly   http://journalread.wordpress.com/

2. Wendy http://wendystrohm.wordpress.com/

3. David http://thoughtsfromtheoutdoors.wordpress.com/

4. Anne  http://mylifeuncutalmost.wordpress.com/


Please accept my apologies if you do not participate in awards. I just like to pass on bloggers links so others can enjoy your work as much as I do!

Alex

Versatile Blogger Award

04 Monday Jun 2012

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I have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger award by Tim, http://timzauto.wordpress.com Thank you Tim! Please take a moment to check out his poetry, it is inspirational and beautifully penned.

Ok seven things I want to share

 

1) I love gardening – though I’m never sure what is a weed and what is a plant – I think I may have a beautifully cultivated weed patch!

2)  I don’t watch much TV but my fave programme at the moment is Starlings on Sky 1, Sunday evenings. It was filmed in Derbyshire – my home county 😀

3) I hate horror movies – I have too many bad dreams without giving my imagination more ammunition!

4) I dropped my laptop last week 😥  Thankfully it still seems to be wOrKInG 😀

5) My fave radio station is Classic FM

6) My Favourite set of books is the No1 Ladies Detective Agency

7) My favourite cd at the moment is Judie Tzuke – One Tree Less. A sublime piece of work and thoroughly worth a listen.

 

Once again Tim – Thanks for the shout out. Please do visit his blog – he will make you more than welcome!!

My nominees are

1. http://ladylovelyblogger.wordpress.com

2. http://greencheata.wordpress.com

3. http://anywherebutlondon.com

4. http://defehrpoetry.wordpress.com

5. http://nicfreeman.com/

 

I have chosen people whose blog I have found interesting and inspiring. Please accept my apologies if you do not participate in awards. I just like to pass on bloggers links so others can enjoy your work as much as I do!

Alex