Marie-Claire

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.

Ten ways to put out the fire Tell him you’re awfully tired That it’s the wrong time of the moon That you’ll go to bed soon Put on your best flannelette suit and keep on your socks and boots tell him he looks gorgeous in his pot belly suit glamorous remind him how handsome he was but don’t switch the... Sign in to see full entry.

Why angels cry When I don’t pray They wait and wait For me to say God you are here And I love You. Why angels cry When I don’t ask They take me to task And wonder why I do not say God I need You Why angels fly When I say thanks They weep with me In gratitude God is here again Smiling with you. Sign in to see full entry.

Now that you are gone Let me relive Special moments Here and there Now and then At random times As life dictates As life triggers The memories In sudden bursts Of swollen sorrows Let me think of you As I please As I remember You at your best Or at your worst Whatever comes I welcome you In the... Sign in to see full entry.

Avalanche Think not snow Nor mountain Think not thunder Nor slippery slope Think no further Than the mount Crashing down At the end of my bed Hidden square lump Slumps with a thump T’was a book That lost its way Snarly scarf Binding my feet Or was it a sock That lost its shape? And that sharp object... Sign in to see full entry.

This poem is based on actual facts and dramatised a little, but not much. The art of drawing terror Razor edge fear Cut me up each time I sit down to cut through The Canson paper Handed over By the art teacher With the fierce temper. I try to lie low Well below The firing line Of the cruise missile.... Sign in to see full entry.

Salty drop eye moist Single sign of grief or joy Symbolic sacred Shine diamond drop Cry little star in my eye sob fluid and free Rivers running down The valleys of death hollow Cheek wracked in pain Water mother’s cry For child vanished like dew In hot summer sun Waters of life come Sparkle again in... Sign in to see full entry.

River of life As I walk along the dry riverbed I long for a soft trickle to filter down the barren rockery and quench my thirst. The sun is mocking me And darts and teases me With long sharp razor rays Down my overheated pack. I sit and gaze once more at the non-existent stream hinting across the... Sign in to see full entry.

Winter’s night The flame reluctantly licks A lonely log. I revive the last flicker As the fire is ready to die Any minute. The radio breaks the silence; Phoney company Trying to fill the lonely feeling Of a long winter ‘s night By the fire. The paper is open on a forlorn page; Headline reads... Sign in to see full entry.

Lord, fill the void With your joy Let the tears scream in sadness Let them stream in gladness Knowing that the sadness No longer holds Its foothold in my life Let me share your richness With others Tears, prayers, treasures That they may see your glory In every tree, every flower Let me behold Your... Sign in to see full entry.