Of what do I Dream?

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Of what do I dream?

I dream of the Peaks,

a cosy warm cottage,

for solitary weeks.

 

A welcoming hearth,

and an open fire,

somewhere to sit,

and dream of the ‘shire.

 

A handsome oak bureau,

where I sit and write,

with an old lattice window,

to gaze at the night.

 

An old chiming clock,

to signal the end,

and an old scruffy dog,

as my one faithful friend.

 

Of what do I dream?

I dream of the Peaks,

a cosy warm cottage,

for solitary weeks

 

© Of what do I dream? 20.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

 

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Happy Birthday to my remarkable mother – missed every hour of every day.

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For my Mum…

 

I looked through the window,

I thought I saw you;

just a hint of a memory

that I wanted to view.

 

A past life once lived;

a deep memory pain.

I had to control myself

from calling your name.

 

Her walk was all wrong

and her hair, not the same,

but she had the same clothes

as I saw in my dream.

 

I followed behind her

and hoped to see

that it really was you

as you used to be.

 

I knew it was futile

and couldn’t be true;

you’ve been gone these six years,

it couldn’t be you.

 

© Mum 2012

Alexandra Carr-Malcolm 2012

 

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I Believe

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A tawny owl (Strix aluco). Français : Une chou...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shall I tell you what I believe?

It changes daily with the breeze.

 

Reflect and pause,

pause and think…

 

Believe nothing.

 

© I Believe 19.01.21013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

A tawny owl (Strix aluco). Français : Une chouette hulotte (Strix aluco). Русский: Серая или обыкновенная неясыть (Strix aluco). Türkçe: boyu 37-39 cm, kanat açıklığı 94-104 cm olan Alaca baykuş (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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Six O’clock

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It’s six o’clock in the morning,

the dawn chorus performing,

I didn’t sleep a wink last night,

as I cried, and put the world to rights.

 

The world continues turning,

tears leave my eyes burning,

it’s over and done, your finally gone,

leaving my broken heart yearning.

 

© Six O’clock 19.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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Dare You!

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My Love

 

 

 

 

Dare you stroll

down Memory Lane?

 

Can you step out

with me?

I will,

if you will.

 

Will you walk

into the unknown?

I will,

if you will.

 

Dare you take a leap

of faith?

I will,

if you will.

 

Would you fall,

head over heels?

I will,

if you will.

 

Say I love you?

I will,

will you?

Dare you!

 

© Dare You! 18.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

My Love (Photo credit: Jennuine Captures)

 

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Ephemera

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Rainbow flag transcendent,

commemorates the day,

sun emerges victor,

the rain is gone away.

 

© Ephemera 18.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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Winter’s Hoar

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Hoar frost on a rose.

 

 

 

 

 

No money can her beauty buy,

enchanting all she touches,

virgin white and transient,

the hoar frost kiss the bushes.

 

Spider’s webs of crystal tears,

furry leaves of velvet feathers,

stalagmite grass revering skies,

leidenfrost cloaks of weather.

 

© Winter’s Hoar 17.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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Remember Remember

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Remember not

to forget

to remember

close your eyes

breathe in

breathe out

close your eyes

the silence brings

remembrance

not to forget

to remember

 

 

© Remember Remember 17.01.2013

 

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

English: Kwan Yin – Chinese goddess of mercy & compassion Statue of Kwan Yin in the grounds of Greenway House (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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Knitting Couplets

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Knitting with syllables

pen and purl

lexical needles

pattern unfurls

pencils slip stitches

pens purl clichés

scheming skeins

unpicking dreams

slip stitch sibilance

cast off vigilance

trying hard again

to crochet a cardigan

No – not me

I prefer

knitting poems.

 

© Knitting doublets 16.01.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Illustration from “Vivilore: The Pathway to Mental and Physical Perfection” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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Burn Bright

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A flame from a burning candle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not be the moth

Always be the flame

Burn bright, burn bright

 

© Burn Bright 15.01.2012

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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