Category Archives: Poetry

Absent friends

Posted on November 7, 2024 by rhbblog

I lost one of my oldest friends earlier this year and am still heartsore. We were very different characters and often on opposite sides of an argument. We met at secondary school and went to the same college at university … Continue reading →

Posted in People, Poetry | Tagged Personal, poetry | Leave a comment

A poetic delight – enjoy!

Posted on October 17, 2024 by rhbblog

Posted in Locality, Poetry, Reblogged | Tagged poetry, reblog, Worcestershire | Leave a comment

A Mundane Conversation

Posted on January 29, 2021 by rhbblog

Day 28 of the January Challenge: a 10-minute creative task each day. The task today was to write a boringly mundane conversation, then add the subtext. A Mundane Conversation – From the sick bed He: Is it a bin day? … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy, People, Poetry | Tagged #64MillionArtists, #MundaneConversation, #TheJanuaryChallenge | Leave a comment

Penguins

Posted on June 20, 2019 by rhbblog

via Penguins

Posted in Poetry, Reblogged | Leave a comment

Childhood

Posted on March 4, 2019 by rhbblog

It is an ever-recurring pleasure to relive vicariously the discoveries, joys and little triumphs of early childhood, whenever I see their glow shining in Ava’s eyes.

Posted in People, Poetry | Leave a comment

Signs

Posted on February 18, 2019 by rhbblog

Sparse, icy winds slink away under the banishing warmth of the sun’s stern glare, surrendering to the nascent spring song.

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Leave a comment

Dark Rain Ahead, Hummingbird

Posted on August 11, 2015 by rhbblog

Originally posted on O at the Edges:
Dark Rain Ahead, Hummingbird The black-chinned hummer buzzes my flowered shirt, bringing to mind the letter H, its history of an inferior life among letters, and a Phoenician origin signifying fence. An aspirate…