Driving

22 Sunday Jul 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Daily life, Poetry

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cats eyes, driving, lorries, motorway, poetry

Motorway driving

lights whip by

wipers wiping

mists spray high

Visibility low

concentration high

cheek by jowl

lorries flash by

Black night darkness

heavy in heart

low visibility

from the start

Cat’s eyes visionary

unnoticed by day

celestial markers

guiding the way

Motorway driving

a challenging night

homeward I’m bound

destination in sight

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

English: A Toyota Corolla in Finland 2005, full beam produced by H4 halogen bulbs and two H3-bulb Hella Comet extra lights. Same situation with dipped beams and full beam. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Trilogy

21 Saturday Jul 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry

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earth, love, moon, poetry, sun, trilogy

The moon and I,

we are like that –

She said…

crossing her fingers,

behind her back.

The sun and I,

I cannot lie…

We crossed our paths

behind a cloud,

his face does hide.

The world and I,

we are as one,

soul mates and lovers,

a trilogy –

with the moon and sun.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Planet (Photo credit: Krandy85)

Do Not…

21 Saturday Jul 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Love, Poetry

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love, poetry

Do not tell the moon

to never rise again.

Do not dismiss the sun

from the summer sky.

Do not tell the snow

it cannot fall.

Do not force the rivers

to flow uphill.

Do not tell me

to stop loving you.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Waterfalls (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee)

Rebirth

21 Saturday Jul 2012

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

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Buddhism, compassion, contentment, Dharma, poetry, rebirth, spiritual death

Dharma wheel (Photo credit: Triratna Photos)

Shattered in pieces,

and thrown on the floor,

cast off the shards,

I’m needing no more.

Pick up the remnants,

still shining with glory,

cherish and nurture,

to conclude the story.

Stick them together,

and fill in the gaps,

with glue of the Dharma,

to fill in the cracks.

Little by little,

polish and buff,

shine with compassion,

but that’s not enough…

Sanding the carcass,

shave off the excess,

contentment and calm,

shows nature’s egress.

Refine the mind,

and open the heart,

continue reflecting,

we’ve made a good start.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Suffering

20 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Deep Stuff!, Poetry

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Africa, Aids, capitalism, poetry, poverty, Suffering, Tibet, torture

Lying here thinking…

whilst the world is turning,

innocents in torment,

and the monks are still burning.

Peace was banished,

from this mystical land,

torture and imprisonment,

bedfellows, hand in hand.

The other continent –

starvation the plague,

Aids, poverty and illness,

apparent every day.

Conflict and oppression,

rule many a sacred Isle,

punished by their birth rite,

how can I rest or smile?

For I am one who’s lucky,

with freedoms of a Queen,

a life of capitalist luxury,

to me – feels quite obscene.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Thank You!

19 Thursday Jul 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Poetry

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Dagda Publishing, poetry, Writers Resources

I would like to say a heartfelt, big, thank you to Dagda Publishing for choosing one of my poems for their upcoming anthology to be titled,

‘The Road Less Travelled’

Please take a moment to check out their website,

http://dagdapublishing.com/

They feature many fantastic poets, both new and established, with details of available publications from Dagda Publishing, such as Concrete Jungles

I can thoroughly recommend Concrete Jungles, as I have a copy on my Kindle! (Click on the link above to buy a copy for your Kindle!)

It is brilliant value for money, (a mere 77p!) and contains such gems as, ‘Ken Dodd’s Dad’s Dog’s Dead.’ With featured poems such as this, it is worth the 77p just for the sheer genius of the title of this poem alone!

Concrete Jungle contains many other fantastic writers and poetry, which will inspire and entertain. It will also give you something to read whilst waiting for the new anthology 🙂 – The Road Less Travelled.

Dagda also welcome writers to send in their work for consideration, why not give it a go? You have nothing to lose! You can find out how to do this on their website.

You can also find them here at Facebook…

https://www.facebook.com/DagdaPublishing

Please do check them out and support them by clicking the like button! They are working hard to give opportunities to many writers. They are very likeable people!

I am so excited and thrilled to have had a poem chosen for the new book – did I mention the title of the new book?

The Road Less Travelled

This will be my first published poem and hopefully the start of many more to come! I would also like to thank the many good folk who take time to visit my page and who take time to read, click, ‘like’, or leave me a comment. Thanks guys and gals – you all work as a catalyst to inspire and encourage me onwards. Thank you so much!

I will leave you with my favourite quote of the moment –

‘She is not a writer at all, really; she is merely a gifted eccentric.’ (The Hours by Michael Cunningham)

Alex 🙂