Marie-Claire

You! At the back. Who?? You! Qui? Moi? Yes! You! What? Quoi? What was my question? Don’t know Ma’m Answer me! Answer what??? In a Day dream as usual! No, my worst nightmare actually… Latin lessons I never learnt Lessons I’ll never forget. Sign in to see full entry.

Raven skies Swooping down On crowd below unprepared Ominous roll Thundering cloud Drum up a storm Deaf’ning crescendo Summer storm Gathering sweat On hapless crowd Mopped up cloud. Scattered puddles Running everywhere. Sign in to see full entry.

Standing by the sea, I weep Walking on the sand I wait There is nothing to see but a hazy line in the distance There is nothing to do But hope and guess What lies ahead There is only one thing to do, pray For a brighter future A new horizon a clear strong line Where sea and sun laugh And meet the... Sign in to see full entry.

Teddy bear in milk carton Model boats in balsa wood Keyholes stuffed with paper Sodden clothes dripping on carpet Eels jumping out of the pan Smiley chocolate faces And ice-cream parties A mouthful of sand Muddy feet Memories is what your life is made of, From now on Sugar-coated with time. This is... Sign in to see full entry.

You build castles And I build dreams Ideas floating In my head You build schemes And I scheme thoughts Words jumping in my brain. You build bridges And I cross them One by one With my pencil. You make speeches And I listen To every word It’s a poem. Sign in to see full entry.

Come on daughter Come on in There is always love for you Cooking up on mummy’s stove A warm fire on the go And a hot soup for the soul Come on daughter come on in Sit down and we will talk Till the warmth of love returns Lay down your weary thoughts Rest in my arms for a while Come on daughter come... Sign in to see full entry.

azure shades true reflection of earthen Sea borrowed blue your utmost sphere is but a ball in God’s hand so putty and small fire and light flash a golden blaze scorching shapeless circle below the elm tree the last leaf to her death fell under winter’s spell petals dressed in purple pink and blue or... Sign in to see full entry.

Since you asked so nicely. Sunflower Sowing Tournesol semant sunshine on pretty planet soleils planète charmante Gold in my pocket Or dans ma poche Radiant sunflower Tournesol radieux Looking sunwards begging for Tes yeux vont vers le soleil A sweet saffron kiss. baiser de saffran Golden treasure... Sign in to see full entry.

Behind the veil of sorrow I hold my head high I hide and withhold my cries. Mother minus child Cloud without sunshine Ship without a rudder Beyond the silence I hear a still small voice Telling me I still have a choice Clothed in grief I put on new garment Of hope and trust. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunflower Sowing sunshine on pretty planet Gold in my pocket Radiant sunflower Looking sunwards begging for A sweet saffron kiss. Golden treasure Will you be my sun glowing brighter still? Sign in to see full entry.