I think I wrote this some time in junior (elementary) school along with a story about the ghost ship. The moral of the story: the (golden) pen is mightier than the sword! … In the moon, silvery bright I saw a ship shining in the night In the ship was a lady With beauty so… Continue reading The Ghost Ship
Month: December 2010
Unrequited
This was written such a long time ago. I was so very unhappy for much of my childhood and teenage years. Sometimes it pains me to read some of these poems, but I still want to share them because I believe that sometimes people can identify with certain aspects of them. So close together So… Continue reading Unrequited
Time
Time Time is the clock up on the wall Time is short and time is tall Time is the future Time is the past Time is slow and time is fast Time is the sun upon the dial Time is a short time and time is a while
A Good Friend
I think I was about 14 when I wrote this. I must to my embarrassment admit that I had fallen in love with a guy friend of my French penfriend’s older sister. From what I remember though, Stéphane was rather good looking! ’Tis hard to find a friend as good as you A friend to… Continue reading A Good Friend
A Selection of My Earliest Poems (at Age 7)
From an early age, I felt the need to rhyme things – I think poetry is in my blood as my great-uncle Harry also enjoyed writing poems and many of my family have or had a way with words. My mother worked as a secretary and I remember asking her to type out these poems… Continue reading A Selection of My Earliest Poems (at Age 7)