The Queen’s Dreams

17 Friday Apr 2015

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, napowrimo, poetry, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen's Dreams, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

The Queen sat on her regal throne,

surveying all she could see;

(but really all she wanted

was a lovely cup of tea.)

Crowds were waiting with baited breath,

the flags were all a flutter.

Cameras flashed from left to right

(Tea with scones and some butter!)

Reporters pushed and jostled the crowd;

Policeman guarded the path,

visitors cheered and children waved

(after tea, a bubble bath?)

Back home at the palace, all alone

she kicked off her royal shoes,

sank into her favourite comfy chair

(and wiggled her aching toes)

Hither and thither the corgis scamper,

pleased to be back at home –

Emma, Linnet, Holly, and Willow

(Oh for some time alone!)

The Queen was tired and went to bed,

she snuggled down to rest;

thinking of the day’s events

(My job is just the best!)

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/522487994239540143/

Beryl Cook’s amusing contribution to the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, ‘The Royal Couple’ featured in the Golden Jubilee Exhibition, May 2002, at Art London, Chelsea.

It’s Not Easy Being Me

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, humour, napowrimo, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

I know that I’m quite different.

I realise I’m strange;

that feeling that I don’t quite fit,

you stare like I’m deranged!

I think quite different, that I know,

my thoughts are upside-down;

If you say left then I’ll say right

and when I smile you frown.

We are from different planets

you’re black and I am white,

but one thing that is evident

you’re wrong and I am right.

Don’t scowl or try to judge me,

sit back and wait and see.

I really am quite perfect,

It’s not easy being me!

©It’s not easy being me 2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Melpomene

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by Worldly Winds in Heartbreak, Longing & Waiting, NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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I’ve laid down my life,

for you – I’ve waited;

Occupying, mystifying,

paths crossed, stars fated.

You are the moon,

and I the clown,

with red nose and tears,

Pierrot Cinderella gown,

grind my glass slipper

into the ground.

Who us the muse,

in this tragedy?

Melpomene masks,

the parody.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture Credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/300544975109623212/

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Poet

14 Tuesday Apr 2015

Posted by Worldly Winds in Muse, NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, muse, napowrimo, poet, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

You ask –

Am I alright?

Yes I am!

When I am not okay,

or have something to say,

I write poetry.

When I am free –

I breathe.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/547046685962565698/

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When Spiders Strike

13 Monday Apr 2015

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There in the autumn log pile,

were the spiders,

the wispy ones,

the long legged ones,

the fast ones,

the jumping ones,

the hairy ones,

the butch ones,

the tiny ones.

The militant ones declared a strike –

All out!

They marched into the house,

in an autumn spider rally.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture credit: http://www.silverfoxfilms.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw4K6b_gPy4

Finding the Silent Ones

12 Sunday Apr 2015

Posted by Worldly Winds in Buddhism, Longing & Waiting, NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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I will scour the darkest forest

and glide through mango groves

searching for the silent ones

who travel the same road

I will fight the fiercest oceans

and plunge to deepest depths

searching for the silent ones

who sing with silent breath

I will trek across the deserts

leaving no grain of sand unturned

searching for the silent ones

for whom my heart doeth yearn

I will scale the highest mountain

and dwell within dark caves

searching for the silent ones

whom I hope to find some day

I will raft the rabid rapids

and abseil from peak to floor

searching for the silent ones

whom they say exist no more

I will comb the Sunkist beaches

and skim the silvery surf

searching for the silent ones

rumoured to roam this earth

I will search the church and chapels

and cathedral spires and tombs

searching for the silent ones

whom dwell in catacombs

I will tiptoe to the shrine room

and bow with folded hands

and here I’ll find the silent ones

my kith, my kin, my clan.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture Credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/462533824202914590/

Cherish

11 Saturday Apr 2015

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Give me your heart

and I will cherish it,

give me your wings

and I will patch them,

give me your hurt

and I will comfort it.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture Credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/289637819757123461/

Intoxication

10 Friday Apr 2015

Posted by Worldly Winds in Muse, NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, muse, napowrimo, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

I fall into bed

at half past two,

drunk on poetry,

duvet askew,

spewing sonnets,

of I love you’s,

my life, my muse,

poetic views.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/197525133632075474/

I am doing this for you II

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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

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I am doing this for you,

and for those who never made it,

those who fell by the wayside,

and those who simply gave up.

I am doing this for you,

so I can hold your hand

and be a bigger vessel,

to hold the pain and tears.

I am doing this for you,

to be the one gone forth,

because by doing it for you,

I am doing it for myself too.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Photo credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/97320041923123290/

Mother Came to Stay

08 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by Worldly Winds in Death, NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, death, love, Mother, Mum, napowrimo, poetry, UK poet, Uk poetry, writing, Yorkshire poet

It’s been ten years long,

since you passed away,

and then you decided,

you’d come to stay.

I was shocked,

when I saw you;

you know,

I adore you.

You never announced,

you’d arrive today,

you bounced straight in,

in your usual way,

announced to me,

you’d come to stay,

gave me a start,

unpacked your bags

and moved into my heart.

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Picture Credit: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/39547302953922258/

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The Queen’s Dreams

It’s Not Easy Being Me

Melpomene

Poet

When Spiders Strike

Finding the Silent Ones

Cherish

Intoxication

I am doing this for you II

Mother Came to Stay

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