Category Archives: Poetry

General poetic ramblings of inspiration or poignancy

Dreams

07 Monday May 2012

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Nereides, 1902 by Gaston Bussière
Of what do I dream,

when I close my eyes?

I dream of the sea

and the star filled skies.

 

From constellations above

I would fashion a crown;

a cloak from the sea

matches my moonbeam gown.

 

I roam in the heavens

with Arianrod and Aether.

I swim in the oceans

with Nereides beneath.

 

With heartbroken Sirens,

sing laments to the seas.

With Aquilo the wind

I sing songs in the breeze.

 

When I close my eyes,

to this earth I’m not bound.

Neither time nor dimension

can tie this soul down.

 

 

© Dreams 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Nereides, 1902 by Gaston Bussière (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Versatile Blogger Award

07 Monday May 2012

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Versatile Blogger Award

Yesterday, Paul the author of the ‘Living in Awareness’ blog, nominated me for The Most Versatile Blogger Award.

I was extremely excited and very surprised as I have not been blogging that long! Receiving the VBA is not only humbling it is also a positive affirmation as I sometimes feel blogging is a bit like being a X Factor contestant; whilst I might think my writing is okay, others might be secretly cringing 🙂

Many thanks Paul, this has really made me do a happy dance. Please do check out ‘Resting in Awareness’, it is a beautiful gentle blog with lots of practical information.

www.restinginawareness.com

Those receiving The Versatile Blogger Award are asked to:

  1.  Thank the person who gave them this award, and link to their blog.
  2. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
  3. State 7 things about themselves

Below are my nominations for The Versatile Blogger. These blogs are ones that I have found to be entertaining, beautiful, poignant or humerous.

  1. Thoughts From The Outdoors  http://thoughtsfromtheoutdoors.wordpress.com/
  2. Clown Rhymes http://clownponders.wordpress.com/
  3. Jenny Kissed Me http://jeglatter.wordpress.com/
  4. Nae’s Nest http://naesnest.me/ 
  5. Schtiel http://schtiel.wordpress.com/
  6. Wendy Strohm http://wendystrohm.wordpress.com/
  7. Rumpydog http://rumpydog.com/
  8. Shifting Shades http://shiftingshades.wordpress.com/
  9. Veggiewitch http://veggiewitch.wordpress.com/
  10. I Stop For Suffering http://istopforsuffering.wordpress.com/
  11. Polly http://journalread.wordpress.com/
  12. Simple Pleasures http://lesplaisirssimplesdelavie.wordpress.com/
  13. A Place Called Love http://aplacecalledlove.com/
  14. rudyandmoody http://rudyandmoody.wordpress.com/
  15. Through The Healing Lens http://throughthehealinglens.com/

7 things about me

  1. I am a Buddhist
  2. I am a British Sign Language Interpreter
  3. I am allergic to cats, eggs and caffeine
  4. My favourite bands are Thin Lizzy and Judie Tzuke
  5. My dream is to live by the sea
  6. The celebrity I’d most like to meet is Alice Cooper
  7. My favourite season is autumn

Link to Versatile Blogger Award page http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/

Buddha Day

06 Sunday May 2012

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In celebration of Buddha Day.

Dedicated to Resting in Awareness – www.restinginawareness.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buddha mind

Burning bright

Searing serenity

Luminous light.

 

Buddha eyes

Warrior’s way

Diamond depth

Gentle gaze.

 

Buddha nature

Human heart

Sangha sings

Compassionate.

 

 

© Buddha Day 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Photo credit Julie Bailey

Taken at Buddha Day – The Sheffield Buddhist Centre

 

First Love

05 Saturday May 2012

Posted by in Daily life, Humour, Longing & Waiting, Poetry

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Teddy Bear
I held you tight

and clung to you,

my love for you untold.

I stared into you deep brown eyes,

my heart was yours to hold.

 

So soft to touch,

I kept you close,

I kissed your furry ears.

My love, my friend, my confidante,

my darling teddy bear.

 

You shared my secrets,

calmed my fears,

as you watched over me.

You’ve watched me grow over the years,

a birthday gift at three.

 

You stood by me,

in hours of need,

and protected me at night.

When I was ill, you’d comfort me,

and soothe me ‘til the light.

 

I cried for you,

and made a fuss,

my teddy bear most dear;

hanging wet upon the line,

one peg upon each ear.

 

We’ve had our scrapes,

both you and me,

but survived them none the less;

the time the dog played tug o’ war…

but I sewed back your head.

 

Now I’m grown,

no more a child,

It’s you that I adore.

Although you’re bald, you’re my first love,

my one eyed teddy bear.

 

 

© First Love 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Teddy Bear (Photo credit: ertemplin)

I Wish…

05 Saturday May 2012

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Right to the sea
I Wish….

 

I have a list of dreams to fill,

before my time is through;

although they may seem fanciful,

I wish they will come true.

 

I want to be an artist,

on the riverbank of life.

To wear a smock and sip champagne,

whilst painting with my knife.

 

I want to write a book or two –

a literary success!

A story of my coloured life,

upon the library shelf.

 

To be a renowned poetess,

publish a rhyme or two.

To find my muse in poetry,

and fall in love with you.

 

I’d like to write a sad song,

that makes the toughest weep,

to be played at all the funerals,

as the coffin is lowered deep.

 

I want to live just by the sea,

in a white house with a view

of waves that crash upon the shores,

where I could stand with you.

 

Most of all, be in your arms

and spend with you some time,

gazing at the moonlit stars,

whilst sipping white chilled wine.

 

 

© I Wish 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Right to the sea (Photo credit: christing-O-)

Raised Eyebrow….

04 Friday May 2012

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(Tongue in cheek)

 

Maybe it’s a compliment,

you duplicate words I use.

Should I be happy that,

it was my lines you choose,

to replicate and mirror

and claim them for your own,

maybe it’s an accident that it

came out, like my poem?

 

I wonder were my words profound

and they made a mark on you?

I’m sure you’d never copy

the ramblings that I do.

 

 

Don’t get me wrong,

I’m flattered, that I inspired you,

to write a little ditty

the same way that I do,

but please try to be mindful,

and recognise the sight,

that I sign up to copyscape

to protect my copyright.

 

 

© Raised eyebrow 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Dying Days

03 Thursday May 2012

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Sun Dial
The clock is loudly ticking,

as my life ebbs away.

I wonder how I will feel,

when it becomes my day?

 

Will I be filled with remorse,

for things I never did?

Will I experience regret,

for things I never said?

 

Will I be filled with anger,

for things I didn’t do?

Because the time just slipped

away, before I even knew.

 

Will I think about you,

as I’m taking my last breath?

Will you even be there,

as I walk towards my death?

 

 

© Dying days 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Sun Dial (Photo credit: Khirol Amir)

Silhouettes and Soliloquies

01 Tuesday May 2012

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The Eerie Cold
I’m hiding in the shadows,

it’s where I long to be,

drifting into dreamscapes,

singing sad soliloquies.

 

I have my other life, you see?

I’ve lived it since a child;

It’s not quite real – that I know,

but I’ve lived it for a while.

 

The daytime is the hardest,

a cruel life chased by death;

but night time is so easy,

sleep brings immortal breath.

 

What’s real, what’s not?

Well who’s to say?

Each one its own delusion,

by night the moon –

by day the sun –

each life is an illusion.

 

Shadows play upon my mind,

ghosts welcome setting sun;

silhouettes of dreams gone by

half-lives, loves-lived, undone.

 

So let me go, and leave me be,

to live each night anew.

I’ll sing my sweet soliloquies,

while dreams bring me to you.

 

 

© Silhouettes and Soliloquies 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

The Eerie Cold (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Wilderness Years

30 Monday Apr 2012

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A show of daffodils by the A6091 Melrose bypas...
The Wilderness Years are over,

they are with us no more;

while birds migrate for winter time,

so Death has closed the door.

 

The days were, oh, so fleeting,

like butterflies in spring.

The time we spent together

made my lonely heart sing.

 

Shared memories of daffodils,

we laughed until we cried –

we cried until our tears ran dry,

I was ever by your side.

 

How could this have happened?

How could you leave this way?

I always think about us –

and mourn you every-day.

 

© Wilderness Years 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

 

A show of daffodils by the A6091 Melrose bypass road These daffodils are on the northeast embankment of the A6091 near Melrose Roundabout. The verges of a 3km length of road from the roundabout to the eastern end of Melrose were planted with daffodils several years ago [562294]. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ego

30 Monday Apr 2012

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I’ve taken my ego

out of its box.

I’ve taken it out,

and brushed it off.

 

I’m wearing it

for Sunday best;

multi-coloured –

like Joe’s vest.

 

My ego today

Is regal and bold;

given its colour

It would be gold!

 

© Ego 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm