Holding fast to the string of a kite Keeps it safely tethered - Anchored to the here and now. Let out a little of the line and Watch as...

It pulls at the collar of my shirt, Crawls across my face And I swallow it whole so it sticks like a stone in my throat. It creeps Down...

May the Universe open her doors for you: Fling her windows wide as her arms’ span To let the fresh air of hope come billowing in. May the...

I cannot stop the tanks Or rescue all the children Caught up in war. I cannot clean the plastic from the oceans Or stop the sewage...

The relief of the third day of the holidays When the washing is done, The house is clean, And someone has taken the kids to the zoo. The...

Margaret always suspected she had wings tucked up tight under her skin, Secret and hidden as a sin. She seemed to remember that Once...

I lost my confidence: Somewhere along the line I must have dropped it or Popped it down Or it was stolen While I slept. I searched high...

You know when you are tired and you are Dragging your heels because it feels Like you just can’t take Another single Step When Picking...

Hold out your hand, I have something offer. Why do you turn away? It is a gift That will not bite or scratch; There are no thorns to...

Remember that once you were elastic, That you could stretch yourself thin as a Reed that bends and bows in the wind And relax back into...

We are the Zoom call the government should see – Fifty squares of careworn teacher faces Each alone in a home office In the orange glow...

The father was broad shouldered, and tall enough that the small child he carried with her legs around his neck could reach up and pluck...

Every child should climb Into the high branches Of a tree and make a swing Of old rope and optimism; Stand on their hands And see the...

Cloud spill treasure trove of secrets stuffed in a trunk - so much junk it overspills Breaks the bounds of my brain and leaks out in...

I'm a slattern, a sloven, a failure, a slut, a disgrace to the family, with a mind full of smut. I shouldn't drink cider I shouldn't...

This is the best weather, she said confidently, When you can sit outside under a blanket Or go into town with only a jumper and scarf...

[This came quickly to me today - a tweet about birds suddenly chimed with images already in my head and gave form to some feelings. The...