Marie-Claire

New Zealand a quizzical dot bobbing up and down the upside down map New Zealand A place Where castles are made of sand Where sheep outland people Where kiwis count on one hand Aetearoa A land Of oblong white clouds Dotted on the land New Zealanders Longingly gazing at the oval ball Rugby crowds... Sign in to see full entry.

Fire! Fire! My child. There is a fire in the attic And everyone is going frantic The flames are licking the ceiling Not a drop in sight To quench this thirsty fire. The dragon is breathing fire And there is no one to tame its anger. Fire Fire in the attic What was that cry I just heard? Here here,... Sign in to see full entry.

Listen to the tears drop On the roof of my heart Listen to them cry Listen to them dry The tear drops On the roof Of my hardened heart Of my foolproof heart Listen to them drop On the sky less sun Listen to them fry Listen to them die On the fallen sky Listen to the tears drop On the roof of my... Sign in to see full entry.

Monstrous sea Rears its angry back At the racing coast The gray beast Heaves heavy seas So weightlessly My wonder sea Has lost its head Froth at the mouth Its white fangs Rip into the shore Liquid anger spills Sails flail helplessly Whip lashed By merciless winds Floating debris Crash landed... Sign in to see full entry.

Angel of Mercy Dip your pen In forgiveness Write my name No more In the Book of Sins Angel of Mercy Dip your quill In blood Draw a Cross On my transgressions. Till I sin No more I will need your pen Dipped In forgiveness Till I sin No more. Sign in to see full entry.

Now that you are gone let me relive one by one every special occasion every scrap of memory gathered in the nick of time let me revive one last time every word I spoke to you every remark ever made let me engrave in my heart our last conversation let me be with you always now that you are gone my... Sign in to see full entry.

Speech bubbles drowning In a sea of sounds Speech troubled By choking fears People gathered Around gagging sound Too late Speech bubbles burst Tears all around. Sign in to see full entry.

A pocketful of cherries A mouthful of berries Little thieves On the rampage In mum’s garden. Caught red handed With purple and red On their cheeky faces They fess up And wash their little faces. A pocketful of roses Tenderly tended By elderly mummies who used to steal cherries And now tend roses And... Sign in to see full entry.

Dolphin A child discovers A lovely picture She sits down Sharpens a pencil and starts to draw. First the sea Then a ball A bottle nose two dorsal fins and three clumsy waves. She adds a dolphin To go with the first Pins up her drawing On the kitchen wall And calls out Mummy I drewed some dollfins! Sign in to see full entry.

The million dollar promise You’ll never guess what happened! I won a million dollars. They promised it in the post! It said so in gold letters. I won a million dollars Can hardly digest the news! I feel so filthingly rich, feel like a million dollars A soddin million dollars I feel so soddingly... Sign in to see full entry.