The frames bring orderTo my precious memoriesCluster of love notes. Haiku based on Picture Frames.
Tag: Poems & Paintings
Wandering through my pen drawerI happen upon my paper clipsA lifetime collection, all sizes, colours and shapesThe standouts are the sturdy bulldog clips.Talk about attachments. […] Read More
They’ve had quite the lifeThese pencils I’ve collectedSome are quite ordinary lengths, some well-used stubs.Others have flare, pencils disguised as pensOne has been carved from […] Read More
A drawer full of pensIn all colours and stylesMarkers, highlightersBlack and blue and aglitterCaps chewed, bent out of shapeMy writing toolsScattered throughout my life. Free […] Read More
Rooting around and aroundI find more bobbles to abandonElastics stretched beyond repairBarrettes and bobby pins, combs and scrunchiesA lengthy and troubled hair affair. Based on […] Read More
Oodles of gogglesTuning out the oglesCresting waves like mogulsSoaring above, the seagulls. Quatrain, based on Goggles.
She came from GypsiesEntering my life with her gazeMy soul laid out in pictures on her velvet table top. Free verse. Based on Divination Cards.
Why not roll the diceAvoiding all the landminesChoose play over war. Haiku based on Board Games.
Running lowRummaging aroundHead achingFactoringHair washingFactor inFrequent untilWash it, stuff itBands of velvet and sparklesAdorning my crownI’m in a leopard mood. Free verse, based on Headbands.
Scarves hang above me like a tapestryBlowing gently in the breezeI open a rattan basket from the depths of my closetRafts of silky shawls and […] Read More