pieces poetry

pieces poetry

Craigmillar

embro' advice: 'i would rather spend 3 years in craigmillar castle than 3 hours in craigmillar'

addictions

Sexy but dumb - the craving for a hit Of baccy

Before I post them

My local writing group suggested the theme 'knickers' and reality came along to help me. I know that mums can be embarrassing so I have given my daughter an assumed name!

loss 2

Yes woe is me! Yes woe is me!

it's not easy

- tough game this poetry lark

my baby daughter

Jacquelines mouth moves a little when she sleeps dreaming...

machismo

orright! ennitt!!

Election Dogs

I voted Lib Dem to kick out Sir Hugo Swine East Devons' permanent Tory MP. It's enough to give me rabies!! Grr!! HoowwLL!! Full Moon!! Aaarghh!!!

womans' story so far

a brief summary of womens' heroic struggle, from lilith to women today
Cherry

Still thinking about frances

Friendship that surpassess time and place. From Scotland to England from four to fifty-three.

the ballad of barry and clare ( an initial fragment)

I love traditional ballads eg scottish border ballads. This is a fragment of a modern one I thought up in 1992 ...I added the bit in brackets recently.