Storm on the Horizon (2023-2024)

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The lies we tell our children

By jennifer on Wed, 06 Sep 2023

The lies we tell our children Jennifer Pickup, 05.09.2023 Honesty is the best policy, Isn’t that what we teach? Then why do parents find it so hard...

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Time Piece of You

By jennifer on Tue, 09 May 2023

Time Piece of You Jennifer Pickup 09.05.2023 Inside a drawer I find a piece of you, Something I own that once belonged to you, Tucked away and kept...

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Wolves

By jennifer on Fri, 11 Aug 2023

Wolves (A Villanelle) Jennifer Pickup 10.08.2023 My heart starts to race at the close of light – There are wolves in the shadows, wolves outside, I...

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perspective

By jennifer on Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Today marks the one year anniversary of my father's death. I wrote this in June, but saved it for today. perspective Jennifer Pickup, 16.06.2023 at...

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Anxiety Rules

By jennifer on Tue, 10 Oct 2023

Anxiety Rules (World Mental Health Day) Jennifer Pickup (10.10.2023) It started when first my body rebelled, Took hold of my confidence like a spell...

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Sing (for 11.11.2023)

By jennifer on Fri, 10 Nov 2023

Sing Jennifer Pickup, 29.10.2023 for 11.11.2023 Sunday morning, we gather at the war stone yet again, All sombre black-clad figures in the cold...

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Spider

By jennifer on Mon, 27 Nov 2023

Spider Jennifer Pickup 27.11.2023 The lady in front of me at the dressage convention has a spider in her hair. I lean forwards to study the tiny,...

Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

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New Year's Resolution

By jennifer on Mon, 01 Jan 2024

New Year ’s Resolution Jennifer Pickup (01.01.2024) Another New Year, a new resolution you won’t keep ! Oh, let me take a rough guess : A diet for...

The Mole (A Sonnet)

By jennifer on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

The Mole (A Sonnet) Jennifer Pickup, 26.01.2024 I’ve been hiding in the dark for too long, Seeking refuge in ground’s eternal night – A haven in...

Unsaid (A Villanelle-ish)

By jennifer on Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Unsaid (A Villanelle - ish ) Jennifer Pickup 2 6 .02.2024 I have all these words that remain unsaid , They disappear when I pick up the phone –...

Romance

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Superstition

By jennifer on Thu, 04 Apr 2024

Superstition Jennifer Pickup 04.04.2024 I always believed in the old wives’ tales, Blamed them for every one of my life fails: You didn’t perform the...

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Last Train

By jennifer on Mon, 17 Jun 2024

Last Train Jennifer Pickup (For my Dad, a Steam Train enthusiast) So this is the end of the line, This is the last stop on the track, No more trains...

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Poppies

By jennifer on Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Poppies Jennifer Pickup 09.07.2024 Amongst the summer crops they each raise a head – Reminding me it’s time to visit the dead, The poppies are...

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Watching

By jennifer on Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Watching Jennifer Pickup, 29.07.2024 I know that you’re here with me, Even though I can’t see you, You are keeping a close eye, Watching everything I...

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Another Art (Villanelle-esque!)

By jennifer on Wed, 31 Jul 2024

Another Art (Villanelle-esque!) Jennifer Pickup, 31.07.2024 (Inspired by ‘One Art’ by Elizabeth Bishop) The art of waiting is hard to master –...

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Tiredness (A Sonnet of Sorts!)

By jennifer on Fri, 09 Aug 2024

Tiredness (A Sonnet of Sorts!) Jennifer Pickup 09.08.2024 This morning, I could not get out of bed – More ‘waking the dead’ than just ‘sleepy head’!...

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Bleeding Rainbows

By jennifer on Fri, 16 Aug 2024

Bleeding Rainbows Jennifer Pickup, 16.08.2024 I’ve had many labels stuck on me, But wearing them always has been with pride; ‘One of a kind’, I’m ‘...