Tag Archives: philosophy

Now

February 5, 2022Corona, Life, philosophy, poem, Poetry, winterAngela T Carr, Covid 19, Life, philosophy, poem, poetry, winterThe Cheesesellers Wife

As winter, and so much else
winds to an ending
we begin the work

to forge paths back into the world
to be able to walk out without worry
to travel and explore new places
new thoughts, new ways of living

we must be gentle and patient
give grace to the vulnerable of body and feeling
as we each find our own pace in the years ahead

Inspired by, and in some places using the words of, Angela T Carr.

a dreaming skin – Writing, Poetry & Creativity | Angela T Carr, Dublin, Ireland (wordpress.com)

Church

January 15, 2022Life, philosophy, poem, Poetrychurch, exmoor, Life, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

Moorland lurks in my soul
skies that bleed rain, seep mist
slant slopes that yearn for sunlight in winter
twilight danger as sharp branched trees close in
a dance with the lowering sky
someone once said it was my altar
my shadow a church spire across bog

Three poems in Littoral Magazine.

September 20, 2021Poetryperhistory, philosophy, poem, poetry, published poemThe Cheesesellers Wife

I’m delighted to tell you that three of my poems have been published online today in Issue 7 of Littoral Magazine.

The poems are Life Without, Perspectives and Shaman. My thanks to Mervyn Linford for taking these poems.

The magazine can be found at

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65871859/issue-7-littoral-magazine-autumn-equinox-issue

Road to Nowhere

September 15, 2021Life, philosophy, poemLife, Nowhere, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

We stumble along, believing we hold the map
Believing we guide our path or someone does somewhere
From the darkness to the light and back
The bird flies through the drinking hall and is gone
Leaving memories, echoes and silence
All we are is memories and echoes
All we can do is try to fracture the silence.

Quietude

May 24, 2021Life, nature, philosophy, poem, PoetryEarthweal, hills, Life, nature, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

Give me the hills
that I may look down upon life
and up into the infinite
that I may relish fresh air
and the walk behind me

Give me their space and quietude
the grace to understand
their perspective

Written for EarthWeal

Surround yourself with beauty

February 17, 2021beauty, Life, philosophy, poem, Poetrybeauty, Life, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

Surround yourself with beauty
Look at what you own
Is it beautiful or loved?
Does it give you pleasure?
Does it embody a memory?
Keep it
Possessions need to work for you
Need to lift you
Need to remind you who you are
Designer labels? Latest high tech? Do you need to follow the herd?
I sit in a room with books I love and want
With photos of those I love
With objects and art that say something to me
All bought on a shoestring
Possessions do not define me, they cannot say who I am
My poetry attempts that
But my possessions comfort me

my attempt to surround myself in beauty.

Heart’s desire

December 30, 2020Life, philosophy, poem, Poetryhearts desire, Life, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

To find your heart’s desire first remove the dust from your eyes
Then rinse the pain from your heart and the worries from your mind
Ignore the chain of possessions and relationships that bind you
Look deep into your soul: What is your heart’s true and only desire?
Now, does it amaze you? Does it appall you?
Or did you not find one?

Inspired by Leonard Durso https://leonarddurso.com/2016/06/10/the-hearts-desire/

Sparkle

December 5, 2020art, Life, philosophy, poem, PoetryLife, philosophy, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

Maybe we are not players on a stage
But in an orchestra
Each with a part to play
Integral to the whole
They tell us to aim high
Lead role, boss, the one and only
First violin
But so many of us thrive without the spotlight
The pedestal
What is a orchestra without a third row?
Empty.