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MEAN PEOPLE!

26 Saturday Nov 2022

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Mean People!

People don’t mean what they say.

People say what they don’t mean.

People Mean

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28 Tuesday Jun 2022

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Hi

Just to let people know you can purchase my books on

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Also…. you can follow me on tiktok

@alexpoet641

Watch out for special bundles and offers coming up!

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Phoenix Poetry – Challenge

13 Monday Jun 2022

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Alex Carr-Malcolm, Alex Carr-Malcolm anthology, Bowelbabe, cancerresearchuk, Challenge, worldlywindspoetry

This is a short clip of me talking about my latest Chapbook – Challenge.

If you would like to order a copy, please contact me in the messages below and I will send details of how to order.

This one is dedicated to Maureen, my Aunt.

For every book sold an £1 donation will go to the bowelbabe fund – Cancer Research UK.

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Fun in the Sun- York

28 Saturday May 2022

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The Irresponsible Lotus

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Worldly Winds in Buddhism, Deep Stuff!, Humour, Nature, Poetry, Worldly Winds

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Buddhism, development, habits, lotus, mud, poetry, rebirth, spiritual death, spiritual growth, spiritual rebirth, stuck, UK poet, Yorkshire poet

Trivandrum, India

 

 

 

 

 

 

The irresponsible lotus,

refused to flourish or bloom,

stuck his head

right in the mud,

and waited,

for monsoon.

He wallowed and protested,

Ostrich like – he did!

Regressed, decayed, and festered,

in ignorance he hid.

 

‘til one day came the sunshine,

of which he couldn’t ignore,

it beamed on him,

and warmed him,

and coaxed him from the floor.

He lifted up his stubborn head,

with squinting dusty eyes,

he blinked and stretched,

and relished it,

he felt so quite alive!

 

The rays of warm compassion,

a catalyst did start,

the more he grew,

the more he knew,

this was meant to be.

He blossomed and he opened,

his waxy tight bud heart,

he raised his head,

toward the sky,

and it set himself apart.

 

No longer dwelling,

in the mud,

irresponsibly –

the sun shone strong,

and so did he,

for all around to see.

His radiance and his beauty,

apparent majesty,

admired by all who saw him,

brought calm and clarity.

 

The moral of this story,

may be plain to all,

of the irresponsible lotus,

who answered nature’s call.

Please never judge a lotus,

that may be stuck in mud,

it just needs a little sunshine,

to coax open,

its heart bud.

 

© The Irresponsible Lotus 03.03.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Trivandrum, India (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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Day of the Dead

05 Sunday Aug 2012

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death, forebearance, poetry, spiritual death, writing

Church

Church (Photo credit: Balaji.B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cry to the universe –

You decide!

Should I live,

or should I die?

 

It gives me an answer,

I can’t ignore;

so I pick up my pen,

and write some more.

 

With this decision,

comes peace and oneness,

acceptance of life,

which hurts none the less.

 

The die is cast,

but with that said,

I patiently wait,

for the day of the dead.

 

© Day of the Dead 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

 

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Add Me

27 Friday Jul 2012

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I am off (again!) on my jollies for one week.

Please feel free to connect to my facebook page by clicking the ‘like’ button (on the facebook page!).

This will keep you updated with all my new poems!

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(Click on the logo to take you directly to my page!)

 

For other ways to connect – please check out the Add Me section at the top of the page 🙂

 

See you soon!

 

Alex

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The Steel Snowdrop

16 Wednesday May 2012

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contradiction, fragility, poetry, snowdrop, storm, strength

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This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Czech Wikipedia for th week, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

I am a contradiction!

Damaged and fragile,

a smashed up china doll.

Introvert and quiet,

a lone snowdrop,

passed unnoticed –

unwatched and unobserved.

Inside –

a cavern.

Older than time itself.

Deep and hidden,

solid,

like a foundation.

Ever there, ever present,

with a core of steel.

Immovable.

Determined.

A stormy winters night,

brooding and moody,

ethereal, transcendent,

not belonging.

Like a storm cloud passing through.

I am a contradiction,

with a beating

heart.

© Steel Snowdrop 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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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

 

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Ego

30 Monday Apr 2012

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Buddhism, Ego, gold, poetry, Sunday best

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

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