She hath wings

Learning to soar above life's storms

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I have enjoyed writing poetry since childhood and I am hoping to find a wider audience on my blog, sharing the hope that I have and connecting with others.

    Category: poetry

    • Caring Cats

      Caring Cats

      Do they park themselves next to you, keeping you warm, Or play with the pen in your hand? Do they meiow the house down when you put them to bed, Or distract you for hours, unplanned? Perhaps they greet you at the window, Or skid playfully across the floor- Do they curl up and clean…

    • To My Dad

      To My Dad

      You weren’t always in agreement with me, But you were by my side; Serious when you needed to be, But always willing to chide. You worked long hours to keep us fed, Setting foot on many a shore- Oh how I wish that just for one day, You could come back through my door! You…

    • You Were Gone

      You Were Gone

      I searched for you among leafy streets; A V-striped dress I wore; Retracing steps on quiet paths- But you’re not there anymore. I wandered into that burger place, And to that back roads bar; A cosy place where three of us chatted- Now I don’t know where you are. Waiting on a platform for a…

    • The Social

      It seems like it was just yesterday – The Grand Chain and the Strathspey- My purple skirt and cheery face Dancing lithely in the space! Travelling step, then right and left The music churning; timing kept- Those were the days of love and dreaming; Cares forgotten- face kept beaming. Easy to imagine that I could…

    • Yes You Can Change!

      Notebook ready, A list is made; Timeline, SMART goals – Mood is frayed! How to step over A sizeable rut? Food the medicine, For the wounds that cut. Then there was injury- So much of that; Nothing was going to Whisk away fat! Well-meaning family Didn’t understand ; Circumstances seemed to be Out of my…

    • Ode To One Who Cares

      Your reassuring hand on my shoulder, Your empathetic eyes; A rare gem who cares more than many in the field, Clear-thinking and wise. Never-judging- always positive , Declaring the distance I’ve come; You make the mountains shrink away And affirm all the hope that’s begun. You’re a calming influence ; Your humour disarming- As well…

    • Indelible

      Indelible

      You are indelible- Years since we spoke; Yet I miss you so deeply. Bitterness dissipated; I would see you again. I can slip into yesterday Like an old school dress; Ill-fitting, faded- Yet comforting; Short reveries from An unrepeatable time. You decided not to grow old With your loyal chum; How you stabbed my heart,…

    • Never Mind “Shoulds”

      Never Mind “Shoulds”

      I’ve come to the end of my strength;Will, nor circumstance enough-My best not amounting to anything much;I’m doing it really tough.I tell myself that, one day “this”Or one day, maybe, “that”;But I keep falling on the floorWhere once, I calmly sat.And he’s not here- he’s in pain- in there-The one who made me calm;Everything is…