23 Wednesday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Loss, Poetry
21 Monday May 2012
Teddy (Photo credit: NiteLynx)
I’m sorry if I don’t get to you,
I apologise, I’m slow,
four hundred plus emails,
my inbox about to blow!
I know I’m not quite regular,
at times I can be slack;
I promise I’ll try to visit you,
and leave a message back!
My stupid orange counter thing,
It only goes to nine;
I have to trawl the comments page,
to check, approve, decline!
The spam thing – what’s all that about?
Messages, I just don’t get??
Enlarge my what?!! Increase my stats?!
Delete, delete, forget!!
I try my best, I really do,
so many blogs to read,
It’s becoming like a full time job,
an assistant, I so need!
I’d like to say to everyone,
who’s liked or followed me,
to each I’d give a big old hug,
you’ve all inspired me!!
© A Big Old Hug 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
20 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry
In dawns half-light,
half-dreams are born.
Half-shadow is where,
half-ideas start to form;
plucked from my mind,
they dance in my soul,
to blossom then flourish,
and make me feel whole.
Some like a sunset,
vibrant colours shout out,
others shy rainbows,
conditions coaxed out.
The hardest of all –
a verse like a thorn,
agitation and pain,
deliverance when drawn.
© Half-light 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Rose (Photo credit: MartenKL)
20 Sunday May 2012
Thank You Shantelle!
Candid Concourse http://candidconcourse.wordpress.com/
I’ve been honoured this past week to have been nominated for the, ‘Inspiring Blogger Award’ by Shantelle – http://candidconcourse.wordpress.com/
Thank you – it is always fantastic to be nominated by people who have taken time to visit and read my blog. It is also a good way to provide others with the opportunity to link up to blogs they may not yet have visited.
The guidelines are….
link back to who nominated you
The rules are to say 7 things about you, and to nominate 7 other blogs so here goes:
And the nominees are:
Thoughts From The Outdoors http://thoughtsfromtheoutdoors.wordpress.com/
Kira Moore’s Closet http://kiramorrescloset.wordpress.com/
Everyone Has a Story http://birdmartin.wordpress.com/
Wendy Strohm http://wendystrohm.wordpress.com/
Fiazku http://fiazku.wordpress.com/
Veggiewitch http://veggiewitch.wordpress.com/
Preblogger http://chhunc.wordpress.com/
Thank you again to Shantelle – Candid Concourse http://candidconcourse.wordpress.com/
It was really difficult to pick only seven, there are so many blogs out there that are fabulous!
I have tried to choose people who have not received an award, or received this particular award before. If I have nominated you and you do not participate in the awards, please accept my apologies.
18 Friday May 2012
Posted in Daily life, Poetry
Sat here writing,
drinking a brew;
weaving words,
for a poem, or two.
Feel my craft,
a magical spell,
casting its net,
as you sample my hell.
I’ll spin you a line,
to make you feel good,
a twist at the end,
to chill the blood.
© Friday Night 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
18 Friday May 2012
Tags
I’ve been honoured this past week to have been nominated for a Liebster Award. The award isn’t voted on by any kind of committee; instead, it is passed from one blogger to another, to recognize fellow bloggers with a sort of cyberspace pat on the back and cheerio. The “rules” for the award specify that, once nominated it is the recipient’s responsibility to:
Thank You!
A big thank you to Andy – ‘a finger pointing’ http://afingerpointing.org for nominating me for this award – please do take a moment to check out their blog, it is well worth it!!
My Five nominated blogs are:-
These are a variety of blogs that I really enjoy visiting. It was really,really very difficult to pick only five. There are so many fabulous bloggers out there, and so many talented people to choose from.
Again – a big thank you to Andy – http://afingerpointing.org for not only nominating me, but also for taking time out to visit.
18 Friday May 2012
Posted in Daily life, Deep Stuff!, Poetry
You’re a liar!
With your stories –
You don’t know,
what the truth is.
Half told truths,
little white lies,
you’ve added the spin,
to your fantasies.
It’s had to keep up,
as you chatter away,
I don’t believe
a word you say.
Romanticise.
That’s what they say,
for the lies you tell,
and how you behave.
You don’t see the damage,
left in your wake,
destroying lives,
the tongue of a snake.
Now listen to me!
and there’s the rub,
there’s nothing romantic,
in what you’ve become.
© Liar Liar! 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
18 Friday May 2012
Posted in Daily life, Poetry, Waiting and Longing
Tags
Cherry blossom, lilac, longing, Nightingale, poetry, spring, summer, swallows
Nightingale (Photo credit: torugatoru)
A nightingale sings
a wistful melody.
The smell of cherry blossom
on a fresh spring tree.
The smell of lilac
will soon be here,
along with the swallows,
and the summer air.
© Simply Spring 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
17 Thursday May 2012
I never was classed, ‘pretty’,
I was never deemed, ‘a babe’,
I chose instead to use my wit,
and walk the poet’s way.
My years of youth are over,
my life is halfway done,
philosophies from Yoda,
A wise old bird I am.
© A Spot of Silliness 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
17 Thursday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry
Tags
April fool, love, poetry, rain, soul
The rain it comes
and does not stop,
refreshing crisp and cold.
Wash clean and cleanse,
my tired eyes,
refresh my sleepy soul.
It burns my skin,
and wakes my sense,
it’s kind, but also cruel.
Wash out the dust,
lays bare our soul,
to cleanse the April fool.
© Rain 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Solitary Raindrop, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. This raindrop acted as a crude lens, focussing and inverting the trees behind it! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Worldly Winds 